ICA Jan 2015 - Issue 149

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issue 149 January 2015
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Sweet Dreams.
Scottish Ballet sprinkle their magical Nutcracker this month.
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Another year goes, another year comes, another trite editorial

Nairn
piece
passesBook
banal &
observation of the bleedin obvious. Oh, and
Arts
Festival
another Scottish Government-inspired Year Of _______ (insert
seeks entries
forand
a meaningless here). For 2015, its Food and
something
general
songwriting
competition
Drink,
btw. So,
thats that out of the way then.
to be judged by two
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of Scotlands premier
ART
Happy 2015 !!
Jan 2015
Adapted by David Harrower, from

the book by Roger Hutchinson
Directed by Gerry Mulgrew
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Highlights to be found within include:

Nairn Book & Arts Festival
ART: Get the picture with the RPS Touring Exhibition | FILM: Jan is a
8th eh
September
2013 (eg Birdman, Foxcatcher, Theory
funny3rd
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- Oscar hopefuls
Registered Charity SC037105.
Of Everything, A Most Violent Year) rub shoulders with icks the
big studios doubt will ourish (Mortdecai, Kingsman, Taken 3, etc)
- but theyre not always right | KIDS: A whole raft of new CREATIVE
classes for kids start at Eden Court | MUSIC: All the Rock dudes were
too partied-out to commit early, so best keep a weather eye to the web
for Ironworks, Hoots, etc - but the Classical music community - theyre
far more together - check out the sweet sounds on offer from a Viennese
Night to a Saxophone quartet. | SPECIALS: Mr Burns will be getting
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the wrong one? Oh | SPORT: Theres Lovat Cups and El Kessockos
and orienteering tips | THEATRE: Last few Panto shows, then the dont
miss shows include Scottish Ballets Nutcracker, Circus of Horrors at
Strathpeffer, dance from Jasmin Vardimon & more
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NUTCRACKER at Eden Court and for selected FILMS @ Vue
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massive fibre network across the region is being led by HIE, and delivered on the ground by BT.
STUART ROBERTSON, HIEs Director of Digital, commented: The rollout takes the potential of the
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Latest figures show that more than 30,000 homes and businesses in the Highlands and Islands can now
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Highland Vision
Were always up for a bit of photography, so well be heading down to the Stalls Gallery
at EDEN COURT to see THE ROYAL PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY OF SCOTLAND 2014/15
TOURING EXHIBITION [1]. Following last years roaring success, Eden Court will again
be the venue for the Highland Region, where the prints will be on display from MON 05FRI 30 JAN. Included in the 2014/15 exhibition are prints from three Highland Region
photographers: Alastair Cochrane ARPS, Lynda Cochrane LRPS & Mike Tibbs LRPS from
the Inverness Camera Club, and Lesley Simpson ARPS and John Simpson from the Dingwall
Camera Club. Once again the exhibition will bring together in one place the various talents
and photographic genres of some of Scotlands top amateur photographers.
Also showcasing Highland talent and well worth a visit is KILMORACK GALLERY, whose
WINTER EXHIBITION [2] runs right through until MAR 2015. This show features some
exciting work by established artists and those new to the gallery including; James Newton
Adams, Paul Bloomer, Patricia Cain, Sam Cartman, Kirstie Cohen, Peter Davis, Helen
Denerley, Henry Fraser, Leonie Gibbs, Gail Harvey, Liz Knox, Allan MacDonald, Charles
MacQueen, Illona Morrice, Robert Powell and Peter White.
Particularly impressive are the large-scale paintings and woodcuts from Shetland based
artist Paul Bloomer while another Shetlander Peter Davis demonstrates, according to
critic Georgina Coburn, his adeptness with watercolour, creating contemplative images
with enviable economy, revealing distinct qualities of light found only in the far Northern
landscape.
There are many varied styles on show, but running through the whole exhibition is a sublime
portrayal of both the landscape and the spirit of Northern Scotland. Highly recommended.
more overleaf >>> plus more features at: whatsonhighlands.com
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ART
BEAULY GALLERY
THREE SQUARE, Jan

The Gallerys winter exhibition
continues with a selection
of small square works from
local artists including DAVID
BODY, JANIS MENNIE and
NICOLA MACDONELL alongside
a larger exhibition of works
by CLARE BLOIS, CHRISTINE
OKEEFFE, FIONA MATHESON
and CYRIL and HAZEL REED.
beaulygallery.co.uk
CASTLE GALLERY
MIXED EXHIBITION, Original

Paintings, Prints, Crafts and
Jewellery. castlegallery.co.uk
EDEN COURT GALLERY

WINTER EXHIBITION:
WINTER MAGIC, thru Dec,
MIxed exhibition of paintings on
the theme of Winter Magic.
THE ROYAL PHOTOGRAPHIC

SOCIETY OF SCOTLAND
2014/15 TOURING
EXHIBITION, 5-30 Jan
Included in the 2014/15
exhibition are prints from 3
Highland Region photographers:
Alastair Cochrane ARPS, Lynda
Cochrane LRPS & Mike Tibbs
LRPS from the Inverness
Camera Club, and Lesley
Simpson ARPS and John
Simpson from the Dingwall
Camera Club. Once again the
exhibition will bring together in
one place the various talents
and photographic genres of
some of Scotlands top amateur

photographers.
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CREATIVE BRAINS:
CREATIVITY IN DEMENTIA
CARE, to 10 Jan, This very
moving exhibition of sculpture
images created by people living
with dementia together with
Creativity in Cares KARRIE
MARSHALL, expresses visual
representations of the worlds
that the artists wish to create
within their own minds. These
works promise to both uplift and
deepen our responses to those
who live with dementia.
MODERN MASTERS IN PRINT:
MATISSE, PICASSO [1], DALI &
WARHOL to 28 Feb. Four of the
20th centurys greatest artists
Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso,
Salvador Dal and Andy Warhol
were also accomplished
printmakers. Together, these
four artists spanned a 75-year
period that saw the birth of the
modern age. They employed a
wide range of techniques, and
their work represents one of
the most creative and diverse
periods of printmaking in the
history of western art. Drawn
from the V&As outstanding
collections of prints, posters
and artists books, Modern

Masters showcases their work
in print.
REMEMBERING CHRISTMAS
PAST, to 10 Jan, This display of
historic Christmas decorations
and Festive fayre from the
museums collections simply
sparkles. Come, see and be
inspired by the crafty spirit of
Christmas past.
RIVERSIDE GALLERY
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INCHMORE GALLERY
WINTER EXHIBITION AND CD

COLLECTION, to 1 Feb
Over 200 miniature works of
original art to choose from along
side ceramics, glass, jewellery,
paintings, textiles and wood.
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KILMORACK GALLERY
WINTER EXHIBITION,
to 14 Mar The most full in the
gallerys calendar. Not only is it
a chance to see paintings and
sculpture by the gallerys regular
artists, but there is always fresh
work by new-comers likely to
exhibit more in the future. This
MODERN MASTERS IN PRINT:
MATISSE, PICASSO,
DALI AND WARHOL
STILL
ON !
6 December 2014 28 February 2015

Inverness Museum & Art Gallery
Castle Wynd, Inverness, IV2 3EB
Tel. 01463 237114
Free Admission
Opening Times
December: Tuesday - Saturday, 10am - 5pm/
Late night Thursday until 7pm
January - February: Thursday - Saturday, 10am - 5pm
Image:
Picasso, Woman at the
window, 1952
(Copyright: Victoria & Albert
Museum, London Succession
Picasso/DACS, London 2014)
12
years new exhibitors include

four artists from the Shetland
Islands and a kinetic artist from
Fife. For opening times visit:
kilmorackgallery.co.uk
Exhibition organised by the

Victoria & Albert Musum, London
MIXED EXHIBITION,
Throughout Jan
Varied works from contemporary
artists in the Highlands.
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Throughout Jan
Art from the vintage/antique era
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Cinematic Treasures
January sees a clutch of Oscar hopefuls screening in the UK - foremost among these
is perhaps BIRDMAN [2] (01 JAN), in which MICHAEL KEATON plays an ageing (arent
we all) former super-hero actor trying to reclaim some glory - supported ably by ZACH
GALIFIANAKIS and by all accounts a towering EDWARD NORTON. Eds namesake Graham
may have virtually ignored Keaton on his BBC couch, but weve a suspicion the Academy
wont The fragile Brit playing a challenged intellectual award may be earmarked for B
Cumberbatchs Imitation Game, but hes got competition in THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING
[3] (01 JAN) with EDDIE REDMAYNE playing Stephen Hawking. Weirdest award contender
might just be FOXCATCHER [4] (09 JAN), the story of two Olympic wrestler siblings
(CHANNING TATUM and MARK RUFFALO) and a millionaire wrestling fanatic played by
a very unfamiliar STEVE CARELL. On the rails but dont let it go un-noticed, is the CLINT
EASTWOOD directed AMERICAN SNIPER [5] (16 JAN) with BRADLEY COOPER in what
many have dubbed the best Iraq war drama to date. Fans of the Coen brothers among
others will be familiar with the mighty acting guns of JK SIMMONS and he gets to flex
those in WHIPLASH [6] (16 JAN), plaguing MILES TELLER by demanding the jazz drummers
perfection. OSCAR ISAAC was perhaps unfairly overlooked for an award last year for Inside
Llewyn Davis, but hes back in contention again in A MOST VIOLENT YEAR [7] (23 JAN)
as is JESSICA CHASTAIN in JC Chandors highly rated complex slow-burn crime drama
set in the 1981 NYC crime world. Outweird-ing Foxcatcher will be cult-ish crime comedydrama, INHERENT VICE [8] (29 JAN), an adaptation of a Thomas Pynchon novel set in
the seedy underbelly of seventies L.A. Paul Thomas Anderson writes and directs which
makes it nailed-on for excellence. As does the cast - the brilliant JOAQUIN PHOENIX, plus
JOSH BROLIN, OWEN WILSON, KATHERINE WATERSTON, REESE WITHERSPOON, BENICIO
DEL TORO and JENA MALONE. And music from Radioheads Johnny Greenwood.
Awards? Why not?
Perhaps not so likely so be in the gong hunt, but compelling celluloid anyway would include
ENEMY [9] (02 JAN), an adventurous thriller with JAKE GYLLENHAAL (twice) and a
giant spider; INTO THE WOODS [10] (09 JAN) - Rob Marshalls star-studded take on
Sondheims fantasy musical - with MERYL STREEP, EMILY BLUNT, JAMES CORDEN, ANNA
KENDRICK, CHRIS PINE and JOHNNY DEPP; EX MACHINA [11] (23 JAN), a spot the AI
Sci-fi thriller with DOMHNALL GLEESON, OSCAR ISAAC and ALICIA VIKANDER; TRASH
[12] (29 JAN) - ROONEY MARA and MARTIN SHEEN star in Brazilian-British drama-thriller
written by RICHARD CURTIS, no less; and Disneys follow up to the phenomenal Frozen,
BIG HERO 6 [13] (30 JAN), a surprisingly good 3D computer-animated superhero comedy
film with a Japanese Tetsujin 28 flavour.
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More in danger of flopping than award winning - yet probably to quite a number of folks
taste nonetheless will be TAKEN 3 (08 JAN) - LIAM NEESON (aah) returns with yet more
bad luck and a different implication of the title; KINGSMAN: THE SECRET SERVICE (29
JAN) - originally slated for summer release and mysteriously put back to the January slot,
this Matthew Vaughnhelmed spy film features COLIN FIRTH, SAMUEL L JACKSON, MARK
STRONG, MICHAEL CAINE and TARON EGERTON. Sounds good on paper - maybe it will
be; Last but not least is the mildly baffling US Brit-flick with JOHNNY DEPP and GWYNETH
PALTROW, MORTDECAI (23 JAN). Yes, we all wish Terry Thomas was still alive to do this, but
he just isnt, and were not entirely sure Le Depp is the most obvious substitute.
As youll know by now, were rarely averse to singing the praises of Tilda Swinton, but even
she will agree that she wouldnt be where she is today were it not for the genius that was
DEREK JARMAN [1]. A visionary in just about every sense of the word and, for those of
us lucky enough to have met him, an unforgettable inspiration, he died far too young, but
thankfully left a richly ambitious cinematic legacy. And you can see some of it in a special
Derek Jarman season running at EDEN COURT through Jan and Feb. Highlights include:
JUBILEE (26 JAN), his take on the punk phenomenon, fuelled by revolution, fetishism
and decadence; CARAVAGGIO (11 JAN), telling the story of the artists rocknroll life
with images as exquisite as the paintings and Jarmans first feature length collaboration
with Swinton; SEBASTIANE (28 JAN), Jarmans first feature, directed with Paul Humfress,
presents the controversial, sensual, sexualised story of the 4th century Praetorian Guard
whose human goodness leads to humiliation and martyrdom; BLUE (21 JAN), made when
AIDS complications had rendered him partially blind, its the most experimental of Jarmans
features a 79-minute shot of a blue background, with narrators giving voice to Jarmans
fearless confrontation of sight loss and imminent mortality. There are also screenings of
Jarmans Super 8 shorts, music films and a talk from James Mackay. For full details of an
unmissable season, see the Eden Court Film Guide in the centre pages. See all the Jarman
season films for Jan in listings (over) in blue text >>>>
And for film reviews and latest screening times, visit whatonhighlands.com
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FILM
FROM MON 29 DEC
ENO: THE WAY BACK

HOME @ EC
THE HUNGER GAMES:
MOCKINGJAY, PART 1 @ EC
UNBROKEN @ EC
JOYEUX NOL (12A)
@ EC, 6.15pm
THE HOBBIT: THE BATTLE OF
THE FIVE ARMIES (12A) @ EC
NIGHT TRAIN TO
LISBON (12A) @ EC,
PENGUINS OF
MADAGASCAR @ EC
searching for her lost brother.
* THE WOMAN IN BLACK 2:

ANGEL OF DEATH (15) @ Vue
WWII Hammer spookiness
in this sequel from Peaky
Blinders and Misfits director
BLACK SEA (15) @ EC

THE GRANDMASTER
(15) @ EC, 8.45pm
< TAKEN 3 @ Vue
FROM SAT 03 JAN
THE POSSIBILITIES ARE

ENDLESS (12A) @ EC, 6pm
UNBROKEN @ EC, 1.30pm,
5.45pm, 8.30pm
< * BIRDMAN (15) @ Vue

< * THE THEORY OF
EVERYTHING (12A) @
EC & Vue Oscar noms
and big Brit cast.
< * ENEMY (15) @ Vue
ELECTRICITY (15) @ EC,
5.30pm Model-turned-actress
AGYNESS DEYN turns in an
extraordinary, uncompromising
performance as an epileptic
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FROM THU 15 JAN
* ADVENTURE FILM
FESTIVAL @ EC, 8pm
adventurefest.co.uk
FROM FRI 16 JAN
THE BLUE ANGEL (PG) @ EC,

7.15pm invernessfilmfans.org
FROM FRI 02 JAN
TUE 13 JAN
TO HAVE AND HAVE NOT

(PG) @ EC, 7.15pm
invernessfilmfans.org
Exhibition On Screen:
GIRL WITH A PEARL
EARING (U) @ EC, 8pm
FROM TUE 30 DEC
PADDINGTON @ EC
NATIONAL GALLERY
(12A) @ EC, 1.30pm
TUE 06 JAN
THE DEAD & CLAIRE

KEEGAN LECTURE (U)
@ EC, 7pm, 8.30pm
FROM FRI 09 JAN
< * FOXCATCHER @ Vue

< * INTO THE WOODS @ Vue
* KON-TIKI (15) @ EC 6.15pm

Voted Audience Favourite
at Novs Inverness Film
Festival. Find out why
SAT 10 JAN
ENO: THE WAY BACK

HOME @ EC, 2.15pm
BRIT ROCK FILM TOUR
(12+) @ EC, 8pm
SUN 11 JAN
< * DEREK JARMANS

SUPER8 SHORT FILMS (15+)
@ EC, 5.30pm
< * CARAVAGGIO (15)
@ EC, 7.45pm
< * AMERICAN SNIPER

@ Vue
TESTAMENT OF YOUTH
@ Vue Vera Brittains book
made film with G.O.T.s KIT
Knows Nothing HARINGTON
and ALICIA VIKANDER.
< * WHIPLASH (15) @ Vue
* WILD (15) @ EC
* WHAT WE DO IN THE
SHADOWS (15) @ EC
* BIG EYES @ EC
* LEVIATHAN (15) @ EC
SAT 17 JAN
ENO: THE WAY BACK

HOME @ EC, 2.15pm
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (U)
@ EC, 1.15pm
SUN 18 JAN
EXHIBITION ON SCREEN:
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11
REMBRANDT @ EC, 7.15pm

* 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (U)
@ EC, 7.45pm
FROM MON 19 JAN
CROSS (15) @ EC
THE GAMBLER @ Vue
Crime drama remake with
MARK WAHLBERG, JOHN
GOODMAN and BRIE LARSON.
* THE BABADOOK (15) @ EC

Low budget but visually
striking horror
12
MELODY (15+) @ EC, 6pm

SPEED WALKING (12+)
@ EC, 6pm
ADAMS RIB (U) @ EC 7.15pm
Cinderella is the ultimate rags

to riches tale. Featuring a
host of colourful characters,
this new production is a
highly entertaining take
on one of Rossinis most
popular comedies.
WED 28 JAN
FROM FRI 30 JAN
TUE 27 JAN
< THE ANGELIC CONVERSATION
(18) @ EC, 6.15pm
< MORTDECAI @ Vue

ANNIE GET YOUR GUN
@ Nairn C&AC, 2pm
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WED 21 JAN
< * BLUE (15) @ EC, 7.15pm
THU 22 JAN
< * SEBASTIANE (18)

@ EC, 8.30pm
SAT 24 JAN
SUN 25 JAN
FROM FRI 23 JAN
< * JUBILEE (15) @ EC 8.45pm
@ Vue
< * EX MACHINA (15) @ Vue
< * BIRDMAN (15)
@ EC As 02 Jan
STATIONS OF THE
< * INHERENT VICE

@ Vue & EC
< * BIG HERO 6 @ Vue
< * TRASH (15) @ Vue
< * FOXCATCHER (15)
@ EC As Fri 09
TESTAMENT OF YOUTH
(12A) @ EC As Fri 16
* SON OF A GUN (15)
@ Vue Oz crime thriller
with EWAN MCGREGOR.
ATLANTIC (15+) @ EC, 3pm
* NT LIVE: TREASURE ISLAND

(12A AS LIVE) @ EC, 7pm
Robert Louis Stevensons
story of murder, money and
mutiny is brought to life in a
thrilling new stage adaptation
by Bryony Lavery, broadcast
live from the National Theatre.
< * A MOST VIOLENT YEAR
13
ERBARME DICH
(12+) @ EC, 3pm
< THE GARDEN (15)
@ EC, 5.45pm
MON 26 JAN
THU 29 JAN
< KINGSMAN: THE
SECRET SERVICE @ Vue
THE BEST EXOTIC

MARIGOLD HOTEL
@ Nairn C&AC, 7.30pm
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EDEN COURT FILM GUIDE

>>> P3134
= ICA recommended
*
< = see main feature
Royal Opera House Live:
ANDRE CHNIER @ EC 7.15pm
*NB: All Vue shows are TBC

EC = Eden Court
For up to date info & times, visit
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KIDS
ART
FILM
MUSIC
SPORT
SPECIALS
THEATRE
Time To Learn?
KIDS
Presumably, the assumption being that kids will still be occupied with building Star Wars
spaceships out of Lego or watching Frozen for the thousandth time, theres not too much on
offer in the way of out-of-the-house entertainment, though if youre quick you might just catch
one of the final performances of ALADDIN at EDEN COURT which runs until 04 JAN.
Maybe its time to think about the long game and get the young uns (and the not so young)
to sign up for one of the plethora of classes run by EDEN COURT CREATIVE, which start up
again on MON 12 JAN. Their ambassador is, perhaps unsurprisingly, KAREN GILLAN, a former
student whos proved that getting involved might just lead to very good things indeed. She
says: I did a lot of my initial training at Eden Court, including my Higher Drama and my LAMDA
(London Academy of Dramatic Arts) certification. The tutors were always there to support me. I
had my first real experience of acting via Eden Court CREATIVE and it was their knowledge and
experience that encouraged me to take the next step and pursue a career in the arts. Eden
Court CREATIVE is a great resource for everyone in the Highlands both young and old. If you
havent tried it yet, start participating and get Creative - you never know where it might lead.
A glowing recommendation then and there are a whole range of drama classes from those
aimed at 35 year olds, right up to the aforementioned LAMDA grades. If your talents lie
elsewhere there are also loads of creative writing classes, as well as filmmaking, play writing
and all manner of dance-related activities. If youre looking to inject a little freshness into your
life this year, or perhaps even embark on a path to being the next Doctor Who assistant and a
world-famous actor, this might just be the place to start.
Check out the Eden Court website at eden-court.co.uk for more.
THU 08 JAN
CLUICH: GAELIC PARENT AND

TODDLER GROUP @ James
Cameron Centre, 10am. A
group to provide increased
access to the Gaelic language,
for toddlers and parents in
the surrounding area. (Every
Thursday - term time only)
FROM MON 12 JAN
DRAMA FUN @ Eden

Court, 1.30pm, An exciting
drama group for children
aged 35 years which will
explore a different theme or
story each week.
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THE HUB @ Eden Court,

5.30pm, The Hub is
an exciting youth club, run by

Eden Court CREATIVEs very
own Accessible Arts workers,
which has been created at the
request of teenagers who are
on the Autistic spectrum. It is a
place for teens to socialise and
engage in a range of activities
such as arts and crafts,
computer games, magazines/
books, board games, and
a soft play/ sensory chill
zone which will be on offer
every week. This is a drop in
youth club which means that
participants are not required
to stay for the entire session,
but are more than welcome to!
FROM TUE 13 JAN
BUNNY BEATS @ Eden Court,

1.30pm, If your wee ones
like to dance, wriggle or jiggle
about then bring them along
to this fun class to learn the
basics of dance such as rhythm
and coordination. Parents
are encouraged to leave the
little ones for the class - a
great chance to have a quiet
coffee downstairs. 3-5 years.
MINI MOVERS @ Eden Court,
10.30am, 11.15am,This
terrific class offers parents and
carers a chance to dance and
move creatively with their wee
ones, accompanied by gentle
rhymes and rhythms which
will develop movement skills.
up to 3 yrs, & 6-18 months.
DRAMA @ Eden Court,

4pm, 4.45pm, 6pm
Children can build confidence
and make new friends in this
exciting drama class using play,
drama games, creative activities
and theatre related exercises.58yrs, 9-12yrs, 13-17yrs.
STREET DANCE @ Eden Court,
4pm, 5pm, 6pm Love to be
fun and funky? This class is for
you! Wear loose clothes and
indoor trainers or jazz shoes.
No experience required.58yrs, 9-12yrs, 13-17yrs.
DIGITAL ANIMATION: Advanced
@ Eden Court, 5pm, This
class is only open to those
MUSICAL THEATRE @ Eden

Court, 4pm, Master the skills
of musical theatre and get
a chance to perform in the
end-of-year Musical in June!
Wear loose comfortable
clothing and have bare feet
or wear jazz shoes. For any
level of experience. 9-12yrs
DANCE JAM @ Eden Court,

4pm, 4.45pm, The perfect
way to introduce kids to the
exciting world of creative
movement and dance and learn
the basics of modern dance
technique! 5-8yrs, 9-12yrs.
EDEN COURT YOUTH DANCE
GROUP @ Eden Court,
7.30pm, A high-energy class
for people who want to improve
their dance technique, create
and perform. The class
combines Jazz, Contemporary
and Street Dance.
FILMMAKING @ Eden Court,

9-12yrs,4pm, & 13-17yrs,
5.45pm, Try filmmaking, stopframe animation, vision mixing
and video projection and turn
BEGINNERS BALLET @ Eden

Court, 6pm, This class is
suitable for those with little
or no Ballet experience or
who wish to take it at a
HULLABALOO @ Eden Court,

4pm, Hullabaloo is a drama
group specially created for
children with additional needs.
The group aims to encourage
imagination and confidence
through the use of games
and creative play,and helps
children to develop their
social skills in a safe and
supportive environment.
FROM FRI 16 JAN
BABY YOGA 1 (11.20am) &

2 (10am) @ Eden Court
Birthlight Baby Yoga classes
enhance playful interaction
and communication between
parent and baby and promote
babies healthy development.
Baby Yoga expands the
benefits of touch by using
fun movements, sound/voice
and rhythms interactively. The
classes promote joint parent
and baby relaxation using
different techniques including
music and awareness of
breathing. Simple post-natal
yoga is included so please
wear something comfortable.
These are lovely sociable
classes with time built in for
chat about all things baby.
Each individual baby must be
accompanied by an adult.
DIGITAL ANIMATION:
Beginners/ Improvers @ Eden
Court, 4pm, 6pm,Create your
own characters, scenes and
storylines at these popular
classes. Well learn how to
create 3D environments and
bring them to life, just like
FROM MON 26 JAN
SAT 31 JAN
FAMILY MUSIC FUN WITH FIS

FARR @ Farr Community Hall,
2pm. Family music afternoon
with a range of music, art and
sports workshops for over 8s
and a special Fis Bheag or
wee fis for younger children.
More info at feisean.org and
from Rachel at 01463 225559
For PANTOMIME dates check
our THEATRE LISTINGS.
MORE AT:
SPECIALS
IMPROVERS BALLET
@ Eden Court, 6pm
SPORT
the magicians who brought

you Finding Nemo and Toy
Story!Book earlyextremely
limited places. 8yrs +
THEATRE
GIANT BEANS @ Eden Court,

12.45pm, For children who have
enjoyed Bouncin and Bigger
beans - this class is for 18
months to 3 years who are now
walking. Classes include a mix
of music, object play, movement
and rhymes. Parents and carers
should stay for the classes.
FROM THU 15 JAN
TINY TUNES @ Eden Court,

1.30pm & 2.15pm, This funfilled class with tutor Monica
Neeling uses singing, rhymes,
movement, percussion playing
and musical games to help
your child grow in musical
ability, confidence and creativity.
Parents required to stay (and
join in the fun!)1-2 yrs, & 3-4yrs.
gentler pace. The class will

introduce the foundations of
Ballet technique, focusing on
posture and alignment. Wear
comfortable clothes and socks
or ballet shoes. 14yrs+
SPILL
FROM WED 14 JAN
BOUNCINBEANS & BIGGER

BEANS @ Eden Court,
10.30am,11.45am,
Introducing new babies
and parents to all sorts of
creative play at this popular
class led by Fenella Bound.
Classes include a bit of
everything: music, object play,
movement and rhymes.
your ideas into a music video

or short film using professional
cameras and editing using Final
Cut Pro on Apple Macs. Youll
also have the chance to see
your finished work in a special
screenings at Eden Courts
cinema at the end of the term.
No experience necessary!
LIFESTYLE
whove already attended the

Digital Animation for Beginners
and Improvers courses run
by Eden Court. Very limited
places so book early.
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MUSIC
20
MUSIC
CLASSICAL CLUBBING
FOLK
JAZZ/WORLD
ROCK
Take It Easy
What with all your festive skylarking to get over, its perhaps just as well that January
isnt offering up too many musical excuses to go a bit barmy, so perhaps its best to
look upon the month as a time to relax. Or perhaps to immerse yourselves in styles of
music that you havent explored before. Fans of Strictly and its elegant waltzes will
surely be enchanted by the RSNO VIENNESE NIGHT at EDEN COURT on 08 JAN. No
actual dancing, but in your head youll be able to swish and swirl to a fine collection of
traditional Viennese favourites including On the Beautiful Blue Danube, the Emperor
Waltz, Pizzicato Polka and many, many more, all marshalled by the definitely-not-inStar-Trek conductor, Jean-Claude Picard.
An interesting take on classical performance comes from the KALEIDOSCOPE
SAXOPHONE QUARTET [1] at INVERNESS TOWN HOUSE on 13 JAN. The group
encapsulates a vast array of artistic skills: Award-winning saxophonist and composer
John Rittipo-Moore; multi-faceted musician and photographer/film-maker Ian Dingle;
folk and jazz-influenced contemporary saxophonist Guy Passey; and multipleaward-winning chamber musician and concert soloist Sally MacTaggart. Theyll be
performing a selection of works arranged or written for saxophone quartet by Grieg,
Rameau, Piazzolla, Dvorak, Gershwin and Debussy, as well as new works by Samuel
Quartermaine Smith, Michael Nyman, Barbara Thompson and Will Gregory.
For over twenty years the GOULD PIANO TRIO [2] have remained at the forefront of the
chamber music scene, having been launched into an international career by winning the
first Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition. Their performance at NAIRN
COMMUNITY CENTRE on 16 JAN will feature works by Brahms and Schubert among others.
More classical delights back at the TOWN HOUSE on 29 JAN as German pianist
MARAIKE BRNING [3] returns by popular demand for a lunchtime concert on
29 JAN at 1pm. She has selected a special programme and the centrepiece of her
performance will be the Suite of Ten Pieces from Romeo and Juliet, Op 75 by Prokofiev.
This will be contrasted with a selection from Brahms Six Klavierstucke, Op 118.
Fans of Irish music will no doubt be thrilled at the prospect of seeing THE DUBLIN
LEGENDS [4] at EDEN COURT on 26 JAN. Sean Cannon & Eamonn Campbell were
members of The Dubliners for close to 30yrs while Gerry O Connor joined them for part
of their 50th Anniversary Tour. Theyre joined by Paul Watchorn, one of Irelands top 5
string banjo players, who toured with Derek Warfields Sons Of Erin for many years.
If you want to start your year off by doing the right thing, youll head along to MAD HATTERS on FRI 02 & SAT
03 JAN for the special FOOD BANK FUNDRAISER events, while the EAGLE BAR in INVERNESS kicks off its
BATTLE OF THE BANDS 2015 competition this month. No details of either yet, but keep an eye out for names
when theyre announced at: whatonhighlands.com
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ART
CLASSICAL
THU 08 JAN
FILM
KIDS
RSNO VIENNESE NIGHT @

Eden Court, 8pm. Join the
RSNO to celebrate the New
Year in traditional Viennese
style with a charming
selection of waltzes, polkas,
mazurkas and arias - led, of
course, by the music of the
Waltz King, Johan Strauss
Junior. Let Jean-Claude
Picard, the RSNOs Assistant
Conductor, take you on a
wonderful journey through a
fine collection of traditional
Viennese favourites including
On the Beautiful Blue Danube,
the Emperor Waltz, Pizzicato
Polka and many, many more!
FRI 16 JAN
GOULD PIANO TRIO @

Nairn Community and
Art Centre, 7.30pm.
PROGRAMME: Brahms Piano
Trio No 3 in C minor Op 101
James MacMillan
Piano Trio No 2
Schubert Piano Trio in
Bb Op 99 D898
musicnairn.org.uk
THU 29 JAN
MARAIKE BRNING @
Inverness Town House,
1pm. Returning by popular
demand following her recital
for At One With Music in
October 2013, German
pianist Maraike Brning is a
student of Jonathan Plowright
at the Royal Conservatoire of
Scotland in Glasgow where
she is in her final year of a
BMus with Honours degree.
Maraike has selected a
special programme for
At One With Music and
the centrepiece of her
performance will be the Suite
of Ten Pieces from Romeo
and Juliet, Op 75 by Prokofiev.
This will be contrasted with
a selction from Brahms
Six Klavierstucke, Op 118.
Admission costs 6 for
Adults and 1 for Children.
Doors open at 12.30pm.
official Highland Staff Night

out and the official Wed Sesh
Work weekends? Fancy
a Night Out? Free Entry
before 12. Every Wed.
SUN 25 JAN
PRIDE @ Vinyl, 10.30pm.

A new home for LGBT in the
Highlands. DJ / Karaoke, Free
Entry and get a Pink Pound if
you make it before 11.30pm.
FOLK
MON 29 DEC
MARC CLEMENT AND

CHARLIE MCKERRON @
Hootananny, 9.30pm.
TUE 30 DEC
HOODJA @ Hootananny,
9.30pm.
MUSIC
WED 31 DEC
RHYTHMNREEL - HOGMANAY
BASH 2014/2015 @ The
Ironworks, 9pm. After
an amazing Hogmanay
Bash brining in 2014,
Rhythmnreel will be back
for another massive night
to bring in 2015!
SAT 17 JAN
SPECIALS
SPORT
TUE 13 JAN
THEATRE
SPILL
LIFESTYLE
ICM CONCERT SERIES:

KALEIDOSCOPE SAXOPHONE
QUARTET @ Inverness
Town House, 7.30pm.
Supported by the Tunnell
Trust for Young Musicians,
the Kaleidoscope Saxophone
Quartet is an innovative
collaboration between four
versatile young artists. The
group encapsulates a vast
array of artistic skills: awardwinning saxophonist and
composer John Rittipo-Moore;
multifaceted musician and
photographer/film-maker Ian
Dingle; folk and jazz-influenced
contemporary saxophonist Guy
Passey; and multiple-awardwinning chamber musician
and concert soloist Sally
MacTaggart. The Quartet will
be performing a selection of
works arranged or written for
saxophone quartet by Grieg,
Rameau, Piazzolla, Dvorak,
Gershwin and Debussy,
as well as new works by
Samuel Quartermaine Smith,
Michael Nyman, Barbara
Thompson and Will Gregory.
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MAHLER PLAYERS CHAMBER

SERIES @ Inverness
Town House, 7.30pm.
Members of the Mahler
Players present a concert
featuring; Brahms Sextet
Op.18. Holst Wind Quintet
Op.14. Britten Canticles
III with guest tenor
Christopher Josey.
SUN 18 JAN
MAHLER PLAYERS CHAMBER

SERIES @ Cromarty West
Church Hall, 4pm.
Members of the Mahler
Players present a concert
featuring; Brahms Sextet
Op.18. Holst Wind Quintet
Op.14. Britten Canticles
III with guest tenor
Christopher Josey.
CLUBBING
FRI 02 JAN
FRIENDZY FRIDAYS @ Vinyl,

9pm. Admission 2 before
12 4 after. Drinks from 1.
Over 18s. Every Friday.
SAT 03 JAN
SATURDAYS @ VINYL @
Vinyl, 9pm. Everybodys
fave Saturday at the NO1
Hen and Party Venue and
the Highlands only retro
club. Playing 70s 80s
singalong hits all night long.
Drinks from 1 Doors
9pm Strictly Over 21.
Every Saturday.
WED 07 JAN
TRADE AND TFIW THE

WED SESH @ Vinyl, 10pm.
Vinyl presents Trade the
HOGMANAY CEILIDH @
Strathpeffer Pavilion, 8pm.
The Pavilions famous
family-friendly Hogmanay
hooley! A traditional ceilidh
with local performers The
Cats Back and guests.
HOOTANANNY HOGMANAY
EXTRAVGANZA @
Hootananny, 9pm.
BIG FAT ELECTRIC CEILIDH,
MYSTIC SHOES. 12 from
Hoots; 01463 233651.
THE HOGMANAY HOOLIE
@ Clachaig Inn.
Music from The Big Stumble
in the Boots Bar. A little
JAMIE SMITH @
Hootananny, 9.30pm.
FRI 23 JAN
BRUCE MACGREGOR @
Hootananny, 9.30pm.
FRI 02 JAN
this year. The family-friendly

outdoor concert on the banks
of the River Ness is preceded
by The Wee Hot Highland
Fling Family Festival earlier
in the day for the younger
members of the family!
ART
SAT 17 JAN
death of founding member

Banjo Barney McKenna.
Quite naturally this meant
that the remaining members
chose to sit down and decide
upon the bands future. John
Sheahan, after 48 years
of touring, decided it was
time to step off the tour bus
and it was agreed that The
Dubliners, as a touring band,
would come to an end. THE
DUBLIN LEGENDS were born.
THE DUBLIN LEGENDS
will continue the legacy
started by Ronnie Drew,
Luke Kelly, Ciaran Bourke,
Barney McKenna & John
Sheahan back in 1962. As
Barney himself said Its
Too Late To Stop Now.
FILM
HOGMANAY CEILIDH @ Nevis

Centre, 9pm. Entertainment
from award winning local
band Wonderland, the worldrenowned Fergie Macdonald
takes the stage to see you
through the bells and into
2015 with his own brand of
rip-roaring ceilidh music.
Over 18s, tickets only
in advance from the
Nevis Centre.
JAMIE SMITH @
Hootananny, 9.30pm.
KIDS
bit of a shoogle and a

shake is compulsory for all,
especially as the countdown
to the bells approaches.
Clachaig favourites Flint are
playing around 10.30pm
in the Lounge Bar.
MONACH ISLE CEILIDH

BAND @ Hootananny, 9pm.
FRI 16 JAN
FAMILY CEILIDH @ North

Kessock Hall, 7.30pm.
Family Ceilidh in aid of
Highland Hospice. With
music from popular local
ceilidh band Tweed who
recently played the main
stage at Belladrum 2014.
For tickets please call Liz
Ashburn: 01463 273528 or
email: 11014644@UHI.ac.uk
There will be a raffle
drawn on the night.
SAT 24 JAN
FRI 02 JAN
BLACKROCK CEILIDH @
Hootananny, 9.30pm.
MON 26 JAN
THE DUBLIN LEGENDS @

Eden Court, 7.30pm. Sean
Cannon, Eamonn Campbell,
Gerry OConnor & Paul
Watchorn are all true legends
of Irish Folk music. Sean &
Eamonn were members of
The Dubliners for close to 30
years while Gerry joined them
for the final part of their 50th
Anniversary Tour. He was a
member of the iconic Four
Men & A Dog, has played
with everyone from Sharon
Shannon to Shane MacGowan
and also tours with guitar
legend Joe Bonamassa. Paul
Watchorn, one of the best 5
string banjo players in Ireland,
toured the world as a member
of Derek Warfields Sons Of
Erin for many years. In 2012
the Legendary Irish Folk group
THE DUBLINERS celebrated
50 glorious years in the
music business by receiving a
Lifetime Achievement Award
at the BBC Radio 2 Folk
Awards and rapidly followed it
up with a sell-out UK concert
tour, the highlight of which
was a magical night at The
Royal Albert Hall in London.
Sadly, however, they
subsequently suffered a body
blow with the sudden tragic
FRI 30 JAN
SANDRA MACBETH
AND FRIENDS @
Hootananny, 9.30pm.
ROCK
MON 29 DEC
ROBIN ABBOT @ The

Market Bar, 10pm.
ROCK N WRESTLE
FESTIVE PARTY @ Mad
Hatters, 10pm.
TOBY MICHAELS ROLLING
DAMNED + GUESTS!
TUE 30 DEC
LITTLE MILL OF HAPPINESS

@ The Market Bar, 10pm.
Fine local combo.
WED 31 DEC
RED HOT HIGHLAND FLING

2014 @ Northern Meeting
Park, Join The Red Hot
Chilli Pipers; award winning
traditional and contemporary
band Manran, and the Julie
Fowlis Band and host Craig
Hill to welcome in the New
Year in the Highland capital
HIGHLAND BATTLE OF THE

BANDS @ The Eagle Bar,
8pm. Local bands battle it
out for the chance to play the
Seedling stage at Belladrum
Festival and record at Unity
Studios. Every Friday and
Saturday in January.
FOOD BANK FUNDRAISER
EVENT @ Mad Hatters, 10pm.
SAT 03 JAN
HIGHLAND BATTLE
OF THE BANDS @ The
Eagle Bar, 8pm.
PAULINE ALEXANDER @
The Market Bar, 10pm. with
Edwin Grallacher on Guitar.
FOOD BANK FUNDRAISER
EVENT @ Mad Hatters, 10pm.
SUN 04 JAN
LEWIS KANE @ The

Market Bar, 10pm.
MON 05 JAN
ROBIN ABBOT @ The

Market Bar, 10pm.
SPILL
IAIN JOSEPH MACDONALD

@ Hootananny, 9.30pm.
THEATRE
FRI 09 JAN
SPECIALS
JAMIE MARSHALL AND

THE DISCIPLES OF ROCK
The Market Bar opens on
Hogmanay for the first time
since 2000! Ticketed event.
CHRIS GREVE
TUE 06 JAN
BEN AND EMILY @ The

Market Bar, 10pm.
LIFESTYLE
THU 08 JAN
SPORT
MAD FERRET @
Hootananny, 9.30pm.
MUSIC
SAT 03 JAN
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ART
WED 07 JAN
WED 14 JAN
MON 26 JAN
THU 08 JAN
THU 15 JAN
TUE 27 JAN
FRI 09 JAN
FRI 16 JAN
WED 28 JAN
SILVER COAST @ The

Market Bar, 10pm.
ASHLEY AND THE

COSMONAUTS @ The
Market Bar, 10pm.
FERGUS AND GREG @

The Market Bar, 10pm.
ROBIN, BILLS AND DEREK
FILM
HIGHLAND BATTLE
OF THE BANDS @ The
Eagle Bar, 8pm.
CAROLINE TRUSTLOVE @
HIGHLAND BATTLE
OF THE BANDS @ The
Eagle Bar, 8pm.
SAT 17 JAN
KIDS
HIGHLAND BATTLE
OF THE BANDS @ The
Eagle Bar, 8pm.
SEARCHING FOR DONKEYS
MUSIC
DAVY COWAN AND THE

STORMCHASERS @
Mad Hatters, 10pm.
SUN 18 JAN
BEN AND EMILY @ The

Market Bar, 10pm.
MON 19 JAN
SPECIALS
ROBIN ABBOT @ The

Market Bar, 10pm.
TUE 20 JAN
EMMA AND THE
STRING BANDITS @
Mad Hatters, 10pm.
SPORT
SAT 10 JAN
HIGHLAND BATTLE
OF THE BANDS @ The
Eagle Bar, 8pm.
TED CHRISTOPHER
THEATRE
HOT BLUES BAND @

Mad Hatters, 10pm.
JAMIE MARSHALL @ The
Market Bar, 10pm.
SUN 11 JAN
SPILL

Market Bar, 10pm.
LIFESTYLE
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MOTOWNS GREATEST
HITS - HOW SWEET IT IS
@ Eden Court, 8pm.
Featuring The Formations,
this ultimate celebration of
the sweet sound of MOTOWN
is back! Now in its 13th
successive year, this stunning
100% live show combines
first class music together with
the slickest choreography,
and an amazing band, to
deliver truly outstanding
performances for the best
MOTOWN experience you will
ever have! This show will have
you Dancing On The Ceiling,
with songs from legendary
artistes such as Lionel
Richie, The Temptations,
Stevie Wonder, The Four Tops,
Smokey Robinson, Marvin
Gaye, The Jackson Five, The
Isley Brothers, Edwin Starr
and many, many more.
PRIDES @ The
Ironworks, 7pm.
Glasgow synthpop chaps
managed by Ally Macrae
visit Ironworks. Yay.
FRI 23 JAN
HIGHLAND BATTLE
OF THE BANDS @ The
Eagle Bar, 8pm.
STETSONHEAD @ The
Market Bar, 10pm.
MIR @ The Market

Bar, 10pm.
MYSTIC SHOES @
Mad Hatters, 10pm.
THE MYSTIC SHOES @

themysticshoes.co.uk
THU 05 FEB

HIGHLAND BATTLE
OF THE BANDS @ The
Eagle Bar, 8pm.
HIGHLAND BATTLE
OF THE BANDS @ The
Eagle Bar, 8pm.
LONEHEAD/WOODENTOOTH
@ Mad Hatters, 10pm.
THU 22 JAN
SAT 24 JAN
ANDY GUNN BAND @ The

Raigmore Hotel, 9pm, Andy
and full electric band play
their first gig in Inverness in
4 years. Expect hot blues,
mellow folk sounds and
pumping rock... Support
by Susanna and friends.
THU 29 JAN
FERGUS AND GREG @

MON 12 JAN
SAT 31 JAN
CAROLINE TRUSTLOVE @
WED 21 JAN
SYANN/ALAN CARBERRY/
RUTH GILLIES @ Mad
Hatters, 10pm.
TUE 13 JAN

Market Bar, 10pm.
BEN AND EMILY @ The

Market Bar, 10pm.
BEN AND EMILY @ The

Market Bar, 10pm.
ROBIN ABBOT @ The
Market Bar, 10pm.
ROBIN ABBOT @ The

Market Bar, 10pm.

FRI 30 JAN
HIGHLAND BATTLE
OF THE BANDS @ The
Eagle Bar, 8pm.
THE GALIPAYGOS @ The
Market Bar, 10pm.
Fine local band with countrypop roots. thegalipaygos.com
HOTEL MOSKVA/
SWAMP RADIO @ Mad
Hatters, 10pm.
WELCOME to 2015
[ interviews> ]
athpeffer Pavilion:
Sian Jamieson, Programmer, Str
tain bike - big goal is to get some air in 2015
run at Learnie Red Rock on my moun

New Year Resolution? To nail the Black
over the programmer role at
ing forward to in 2015? I just took
look
you
are
What
|
out!
freak
not
and
planned, especially Circus of Horrors,
geek - I cant wait to see the shows weve got
Strathpeffer Pavilion and being a bit of an arts
memory of 2014? Its a
nd and bringing back the Strath Dance! | Best
Whisky Galore! by the National Theatre of Scotla
nt in 2014, regardless of the outcome
Referendum will forever be an incredible mome
bitter sweet one for me - but the Independence
and the future they envisage for their
talk so passionately about politics, their country
e
peopl
to
listen
and
see
to
ing
amaz
just
was
it
gh to 2015!
community - I only hope that can be carried throu
Steve Robertson, 2010 Managemen

t:
New Year Resolution? Less junk food

and more exercise. | What are you look
ing forward to in
2015? Working on a few events that I hope
to announce soon and cant wait to launch!
|
Best
memory of 2014? I
have a few! Branching out in January, Getting marri
ed in April, Playing with Cryptic Keys at Belladrum
in
Augus
t, Being involved with and
watching Call To Mind pay One Touch Theatre at
Ede Court in October.
The Proclaimers will

headline Belladrum
Tartan Heart Festival
on Thu 06 Aug 2015...
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onhighlands:
Paul Mathur, Writer, ICA/whats
ever be an astronaut or stop getting quite as
a new language, accept Im unlikely to

New Year Resolution? To either learn
to in 2015? Luis Suarez
| What are you looking forward
angry at people starting every sentence with so.
his liking. | Best memory
lonas footballing style is a bit too agricultural for
returning to Liverpool, having decided that Barce
Bad and Boardwalk Empire there was
exciting than cinema. After polishing off Breaking
more
even
was
TV
that
year
The
?
2014
of
Homeland, Peaky Blinders, Parks &
Line Of Duty, The Fall, Detectorists, Marvellous,
The Honourable Woman, Fargo, Capaldis Dr Who,
Recreation, Borgen, The Bridge, and Utopia...
Les Kidger, LCC Live promoter:

New Year Resolution? Simple - to bring another international artist to our home base off the Highlands - watch this space,
and to bring more great shows to Inverness Leisure. | What are you looking forward to in 2015? Building LCC
Live further and promoting some great artists across the UK, and developing our other divisions further. 2015 is looking a busy year for the
LCC Live team, cant wait | Best memory of 2014? Two really, the rst promoting Rod Stewarts 5 date Stadium tour across
the UK, this was the largest tour we have ever been involved in and over 100,000 people came to see him. The other was LCC Live being
nominated for National Promoter of the year, in the Live music business awards, an amazing achievement for for our small team.
Gerry Reynolds, Council

Events Manager:
New Year Resolution? My

wife says that I am going to be walking
up Ben Nevis for the rst time. Apparentl
the top which has SKY Sports and serv
y there is a pub at
es decent pub lunches. | What are
you looking forward to
cannot tell you because it is a secret and
in 2015? I
it is driving me nuts that I cannot talk abou
t it. | Best memory of 201
the Guinness World Record for Simultane
4? Breaking
ous Caber Tossing at Bught Park with Heav
ies from 14 different countries.
Colin Marr, Ch
ief Executive,
Eden Court:
New Year Reso
lution? Th
e only one Ive ever ke

pt was to get to like dri
there that my life is mi
ssing then probably no
nking gin so unless
theres another good
t. | What are
coming home after a
spirit out
you looking fo
year in Honduras.
rw
ar
d
to
|
in
Best memory of
2015? My daughte
musical rude, funny
2014? Avenue Q at
r
and very heartwarming
Eden Court denitely
.
my favourite
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WELCOME to 2015
Michael Forbes, Artist:
New Year Resolution? Ive started with
a new gallery in Malmo in Sweden, Id like to conce
ntrate in sending them artwork
and there is talk of a show in March...so getting
out to Malmo is a goal for 2015. | What are
you
looking forward to
in 2015? Spending time with my family, my
wife and kids, perhaps go on holiday to somewhere
nice.......... aaaaah who am I
kidding its Star Wars ... Hooo hoo cant wait.
| Best memory of 2014? The refere
ndum
sticks
in my mind ... The fantastic
feeling of joy at Scotland nally getting the freed
om to run our own country. The excitement at the
thoug
ht
of
buildi
ng a new country
a new Scotland. Jumping around the living room
hugging everyone at the news the YES | well..
..did anyone see the Star Wars trailer?
Joe Gibbs, Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival:

New Year Resolution? To spend as little time on this computer as possible | What are you looking
forward to in 2015? The whole darned thing unless you know something I dont | Best memory of 2014?
My rst ever Harry Gows Dream Ring
ogrammer, Eden Court:

watch as
Paul Taylor, Film Pr
more than I break them. I didnt
lms
rs resolutions, I forget about them
Im not one for New Yea

Im going to see at least 75
classics that I havent seen. So
New Year Resolution?
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som
on
up
h
catc
and
try
Ill
year, so
I know that I should say
many lms as I should have this
forward to in 2015?
g
kin
loo
you
are
t
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seen. | Wha
Mia Hansen-Lve and I am look
from before 1980 that Ive never
ne Sissako, Olivier Assayas and
hma
erra
Abd
on,
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And
er comes
Roy
emb
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the new lms of Michael Man
s: The Force Awakens, but a few
War
Star
to
ard
forw
ing
look
ly
rlie Brown: A Peanuts Movie.
to all of those lms. And Im real
d Grief! its only Snoopy and Cha
Goo
to
ard
forw
ing
look
t
mos
that Im
original and wonderful - I
the best of them all and the lm
movies, yes its CGI but it looks
ious
prev
the
and
s
strip
oon
ory
h I love the cart
Charlie Brown. | Best mem
There are no words for how muc
eone to pull the football away from
som
for
and
s
skie
we
the
that
ugh
lms
thro
the
to really enjoy
cant wait for Snoopy ying
our biggest audience who seemed
yet,
one
t
bes
the
was
l
tiva
that
Fes
said
didnt like it
of 2014? The Inverness Film
festival highlight - even those that
with the Mystery Movie was my
ion
opin
ding
divi
that
just ok, and 2014 in the
is
say
Id
that
screened. So
nothing worse than a lm
res
The
ut.
abo
be
uld
sho
lm
t
and thats wha
from the lm festival,
they were left thinking about it,
Tribe, Winter Sleep and Viktoria
The
out
d
stan
ly
real
s
one
t
invade
ok lms, so the grea
from the movies that I watch, they
cinema was a year of a lot of just
festival. My memories are built
the
of
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outs
from
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sca
st
ntly) and nothing red and
Boyhood and The Grand Budape
that I watched Inception again rece
tell
can
(you
ms
drea
my
and
s self
my consciousness, my unconsciou
ct year
. A perfect movie for an imperfe
Skin
The
er
Und
than
thrilled me more
READ MORE OF THESE ONLINE AT whatsonhighlands.com
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CIRCUS OF HORRORS: Dr Haze

Strathpeffer Pavilion, Wed 04 Feb
Expect all kinds of high jinks when CIRCUS

OF HORRORS comes to STRATHPEFFER
PAVILION on 04 FEB. Having taken Britains
Got Talent by storm therell be plenty of new
fans for the show, entitled THE NIGHT OF
THE ZOMBIE. But what can you expect?
We asked COH creator and the undead
ringmaster, DR HAZE, to tell us more:
How did Circus Of Horrors first come about?
I was born & brought up in a circus. I ran away
from the circus to join a rock band and a few years
later the Circus of Horrors was born as a sort
of combination of those. I was originally doing a
small version in rock clubs & universities but after
meeting Gerry Cottle- ironically at a funeral- we
decided to combine our forces and the Monster
was born.
Was someone like Jim Rose in America an
inspiration? If not him, then who? Jim Rose
wasnt an inspiration, that came more from rock
music people like Marc Bolan, Alice Cooper and
more recently Rob Zombie. Circus Archaos was
also an influence it was the first of the alternative
circuses, before Cirque Du Soleil.
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Do people approach you to join or do you go

out scouting oddbods? Yes they often do, its a
cool show, young circus artistes always want to
join and so do most Freak performers.
What sort of qualities do you have to have to
be a member of COH? You have to be of a very
high standard, its definitely top end, some of the
acts are from Cirque Du Soleil & lots have had a
lot of TV exposure.
How many people are there in the troupe?
26 performers & musicians so a very big &
spectacular production.
We imagine each production must be
something of a mammoth undertaking. How long
do the shows take to prepare? The planning takes
a few months. We rehearse for a very gruelling
week, but keep adding things every day until its
perfect.
Tell us about The Night Of The Zombie. The
whole world loves Zombies so it is great subject
matter; its a follow on from last years show which
was about the plague of 1665. This time centuries
later the blood of two virgins seeps into the burial
grounds & awakes the now Zombie-like Plague
victims & the undead walk the earth again.
This and many MORE interviews - at
How much of you yearns for

the golden age of vaudeville
and freak shows? I think the
golden age of vaudeville & freak
shows IS back, people rebelling
against our politically correct
lives & doing what they want to
do, delightfully decadent days.
What made you decide to go
on Britains Got Talent? Were
you gutted not to win? I didnt
enjoy it but it was good to say
we are the only Circus ever to
reach the finals & the show that
people still remember, so profile
wise it was great.
We hear theres now even
an Italian incarnation of COH.
Tell us more. The Circus of
Horrors has been copied by
other companies illegally as I
own the trade mark. An Italian
Circus decided to do it properly
though and hired the name of
me & let me direct their version
of the show.
Youve gathered together
a quite astonishing array of
performers, but is there any
particular strange talent you
dream about stumbling across?
Yes, watch this space
This and many MORE interviews - at

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Sat 10
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14.00 Paddington
Autism Friendly Screening
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17.30 The Grandmaster
20.00 Brit Rock tour
20.15 Kon-Tiki
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11.30 Paddington
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17.45 Unbroken
18.00 The Possibilities Are Endless
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20.30 Unbroken
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11.30 Paddington
13.15 Unbroken
14.00 Paddington Subtitled TBC
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Sun 11
11.30 Paddington
13.00 Kon-Tiki
13.30 National Gallery
17.30 Derek Jarman's Super8 short films
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Mon 12
18.00 The Theory of Everything Subtitled
20.00 Black Sea
20.15 Kon-Tiki
Tue 06
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11.30 Unbroken
19.00 The Dead
19.15 Unbroken
Tue 13
11.30 Kon-Tiki
17.00 Black Sea
19.15 To Have and Have Not InFiFa
20.00 Exhibition on Screen:
Girl with a Pearl Earing
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18.00
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20.00
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Testament Of Youth
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(12A)
AD
FRI 02 THU 15 JAN
DREAM AND SCREAM SCREENING TUE 06 JAN 11.00

SUBTITLED SCREENING WED 07 JAN 18.00 & MON 13 JAN 18.00
Director James Marsh I Starring Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones

UK I 2014 I 123 mins I focusfeatures.com/the_theory_of_everything
The extraordinary story of one of the worlds greatest living minds. Once a healthy, active young man,
Stephen Hawking received an earth-shattering diagnosis of motor neuron disease at the age of 21. But
with his loving wife Jane by his side Hawkings embarked on his most ambitious scientific work studying
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WILD
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SUBTITLED SCREENING MON 19 JAN 18.00
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With the dissolution of her marriage and the death of her mother, Cheryl Strayed has lost all hope. After
years of reckless, destructive behaviour, she makes a rash decision. With absolutely no experience, driven
only by sheer determination, Cheryl hikes more than a thousand miles of the Pacific Crest Trail, alone.
Wild powerfully captures the terrors and pleasures of one young woman forging ahead against all odds
on a journey that maddens, strengthens, and ultimately heals her.
Academy Award-winner Reese Witherspoon delivers her finest performance to date in the latest film from
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TESTAMENT OF YOUTH
(12A)
FRI 30 JAN THU 12 FEB
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Director James Kent I Starring Alicia Vikander, Kit Harington, Miranda Richardson
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Its the spring of 1914. Having gained a place at Oxford the brilliant young Vera has her whole life ahead
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THE POSSIBILITIES ARE
ENDLESS (12A)
(12A)
PROGRAMMERS CHOICE
ELECTRICITY (15)
(15)
FRI 02 SUN 04 JAN
Directors
Directors James
James Hall,
Hall, Edward
Edward Lovelace
Lovelace
Starring
Starring Edwyn
Edwyn Collins,
Collins, Grace
Grace Maxwell
Maxwell
Previously
Previouslyscreened
screenedat
at
2014
2014Inverness
InvernessFilm
FilmFestival.
Festival.
UNBROKEN
(15)
(15)
AD
AD
FRI 02 THU 08 JAN
FRI 02 THU 08 JAN
SUBTITLED
SUBTITLED SCREENING
SCREENING SUN
SUN 04
04 JAN
JAN 17.00
17.00
FRIENDS
FRIENDS COFFEE
COFFEE MORNING
MORNING MON
MON 05
05 JAN
JAN 11.30
11.30
Director
Director Bryn
Bryn Higgins
Higgins
Director
Director Angelina
Angelina Jolie
Jolie
UK
UK II 2014
2014 II 83
83 mins
mins II thepossibilities.co.uk
thepossibilities.co.uk
Starring Agyness
Agyness Deyn,
Deyn, Christian
Christian Cooke
Cooke
Starring
Starring Jack
Jack O'Connell,
O'Connell, Domhnall
Domhnall Gleeson
Gleeson
Starring
This
This is
is the
the incredible
incredible story
story of
of celebrated
celebrated lyricist
lyricist Edwyn
Edwyn
Collins
Collins recovery
recovery from
from aa stroke
stroke in
in 2005.
2005. Placed
Placed inside
inside
Edwyns
Edwyns mind,
mind, we
we embark
embark on
on aa remarkable
remarkable journey
journey
from
from the
the brink
brink of
of death
death back
back to
to language,
language, music,
music, life
life
and
and love.
love.
UK
UK II 2014
2014 II 96
96mins
mins II stonecity.co.uk
stonecity.co.uk
Former
Former model
model Agyness
Agyness Deyn
Deyn (soon
(soon to
to be
be seen
seen in
in
Terence
Terence Davies
Davies Sunset
SunsetSong)
Song) gives
gives an
an impressive
impressive
debut
debut lead
lead performance
performance as
as aa young
young epileptic
epileptic woman
woman
searching
searching for
for her
her brother.
brother. Her
Her epilepsy
epilepsy brings
brings
extraordinary
extraordinary hallucinations
hallucinations and
and terrifying
terrifying visions
visions
that
that we
we experience
experience through
through her
her eyes.
eyes.
USA II 2014
2014 II 137
137 mins
mins II unbrokenmovie.co.uk
unbrokenmovie.co.uk
USA
PADDINGTON
(PG)
(PG)
AF
AF
SS
Academy
Academy Award
Award winner
winner Angelina
Angelina Jolie
Jolie directs
directs and
and
produces
produces this
this epic
epic true
true drama
drama which
which tells
tells the
the story
story of
of
the
the incredible
incredible life
life of
of war
war hero
hero Louis
Louis Zamperini.
Zamperini.
THE GRANDMASTER
YI
YI DAI
DAI ZONG
ZONG SHI
SHI (15)
(15)
FRI 02 SUN 04 & SAT 10

& SUN 11 JAN
THE DEAD (U)

(U)
TUE 06 JAN
Director
Director Wong
Wong Kar
Kar Wai
Wai
Director
Director John
John Huston
Huston
Starring
Starring Angelica
Angelica Huston,
Huston, Donal
Donal McCann
McCann
Starring Tony
Tony Leung,
Leung, Ziyi
Ziyi Zhang
Zhang
Starring
Director
Director Paul
Paul King
King
SUBTITLED
SUBTITLED SCREENING
SCREENING TBC
TBC SAT
SAT 04
04 JAN
JAN 14.00
14.00
AUTISM
AUTISM FRIENDLY
FRIENDLY SCREENING
SCREENING SAT
SAT 10
10 JAN
JAN 14.00
14.00
Voices Hugh
Hugh Bonneville,
Bonneville, Sally
Sally Hawkins
Hawkins
Voices
UK/Ireland/USA
UK/Ireland/USA II 1987
1987 II 82
82 mins
mins
moniackmhor.org.uk/events/
moniackmhor.org.uk/events/
UK/France/Canada II 2014
2014 II 95
95 mins
mins
UK/France/Canada
paddington.com
paddington.com
When
When an
an earthquake
earthquake destroys
destroys his
his home
home in
in Peru,
Peru, aa very
very
polite
polite bear
bear sneaks
sneaks on
on board
board aa boat
boat bound
bound for
for England,
England,
in
in search
search of
of aa better
better life.
life. Arriving
Arriving alone
alone at
at Paddington
Paddington
Station
Station he
he soon
soon finds
finds that
that city
city life
life is
is not
not all
all at
at all
all what
what
he
he had
had imagined.
imagined. That
That is
is until
until the
the friendly
friendly Brown
Brown family
family
take
take him
him under
under their
their wing
wing and
and name
name him
him Paddington.
Paddington.
AA Moniack
Moniack Mhor
Mhor event,
event, this
this evening
evening begins
begins with
with aa
screening
screening of
of The
TheDead
Dead the
the final
final film
film from
from legendary
legendary
director
director John
John Huston.
Huston. Following
Following the
the screening
screening Claire
Claire
Keegan,
Keegan, one
one of
of Irelands
Irelands foremost
foremost writers,
writers, will
will talk
talk about
about
James
James Joyces
Joyces writing
writing of
of the
the short
short story.
story.
FRI 09 MON 12 & THU 15 JAN
Hong
Hong Kong/China
Kong/China II 2013
2013 II 108
108 mins
mins II Mandarin,
Mandarin,
Cantonese
Cantonese and
and Japanese
Japanese with
with subtitles
subtitles
thegrandmasterfilm.com
thegrandmasterfilm.com
This
This epic
epic action
action feature
feature is
is inspired
inspired by
by the
the life
life and
and times
times of
of
the
the legendary
legendary kung
kung fu
fu master,
master, Ip
Ip Man,
Man, who
who taught
taught Bruce
Bruce
Lee.
Lee. The
The story
story spans
spans the
the tumultuous
tumultuous Republican
Republican era
era that
that
followed
followed the
the fall
fall of
of Chinas
Chinas last
last dynasty
dynasty aa time
time of
of chaos,
chaos,
division
division and
and war
war that
that was
was also
also the
the golden
golden age
age of
of Chinese
Chinese
martial arts.with
arts.with Giovana.
Giovana.
martial
PROGRAMMERS CHOICE
KON-TIKI (15)
(15)
BRIT ROCK FILM TOUR
FRI 09 THU 15 JAN
UK
UK II 2014
2014 II 100
100 mins
mins II britrockfilmtour.com
britrockfilmtour.com
Director
Director Kevin
Kevin Macdonald
Macdonald
Directors
Directors Joachim
Joachim Rnning,
Rnning,
Espen
Espen Sandberg
Sandberg
Starring Jude
Jude Law,
Law, Ben
Ben Mendelsohn
Mendelsohn
Starring
Starring
Starring Pl
Pl Sverre
Sverre Hagen,
Hagen,
Anders Baasmo
Baasmo Christiansen
Christiansen
Anders
The
The first
first homegrown
homegrown adventure
adventure film
film tour
tour to
to emerge
emerge from
from
the
the vibrant
vibrant UK
UK adventure
adventure filmmaking
filmmaking industry,
industry, Brit
Brit Rock
Rock
features
features aa series
series of
of films
films from
from Alastair
Alastair Lee
Lee and
and his
his crew.
crew.
From
From cutting
cutting edge
edge athletes,
athletes, wild
wild highlines
highlines and
and palmpalmsweating
sweating solo
solo climbs
climbs to
to crazing
crazing mountain
mountain biking,
biking, Brit
Brit
Rock
Rock has
has everything
everything the
the adrenalin
adrenalin junkie
junkie could
could want!
want!
BLACK SEA (15)

(15)
FRI 09 THU 15 JAN
AD
AD
UK II 2014
2014 II 115
115 mins
mins
UK
focusfeatures.com/black_sea
focusfeatures.com/black_sea
AA rogue
rogue submarine
submarine captain
captain pulls
pulls together
together aa misfit
misfit
crew
crew to
to go
go after
after aa sunken
sunken treasure
treasure rumoured
rumoured to
to be
be
lost
lost in
in the
the depths
depths of
of the
the Black
Black Sea.
Sea. But
But tensions
tensions
mount
mount when
when the
the crew
crew realise
realise their
their share
share of
of gold
gold will
will
be
be bigger
bigger when
when there
there is
is fewer
fewer to
to share
share itit with
with From
From
the
the director
director of
of The
The Last
Last King
King of
of Scotland
Scotland comes
comes this
this
suspenseful
suspenseful adventure
adventure thriller.
thriller.
NATIONAL GALLERY (12A)

(12A)
SUN 11 JAN
UK/Norway/Denmark/Germany/Sweden
UK/Norway/Denmark/Germany/Sweden II 2012
2012
118
118mins
mins II kontikidefilm.com
kontikidefilm.com
Dont
Dont miss
miss your
your chance
chance to
to see
see the
the film
film that
that won
won this
this
years
years Inverness
Inverness Film
Film Festival
Festival Audience
Audience Award
Award as
as
Kon-Tiki
Kon-Tiki returns
returns to
to Eden
Eden Court.
Court. The
The film
film tells
tells the
the
extraordinary
extraordinary story
story of
of Nowegian
Nowegian adventurer
adventurer Thor
Thor
Heyerdahl
Heyerdahl who
who sailed
sailed across
across the
the Pacific
Pacific Ocean
Ocean on
on
aa balsa
balsa wood
wood raft.
raft.
ADVENTURE FILM FESTIVAL

(12+)
(12+)
Director
Director Frederick
Frederick Wiseman
Wiseman
THU 15, MON 19 & MON 26 JAN
UK
UK II 2014
2014 II 181
181 mins
mins
facebook.com/NatlGalleryDoc
facebook.com/NatlGalleryDoc
adventurefest.co.uk
adventurefest.co.uk
National
National Gallery
Gallery takes
takes the
the audience
audience behind
behind the
the scenes
scenes
of
of aa London
London institution,
institution, on
on aa journey
journey to
to the
the heart
heart of
of aa
museum
museum inhabited
inhabited by
by masterpieces
masterpieces of
of Western
Western art
art
from
from the
the Middle
Middle Ages
Ages to
to the
the 19th
19th Century.
Century.
PROGRAMMERS CHOICE
LEVIATHAN
LEVIAFAN
LEVIAFAN (15)
(15)
FRI 16 & SAT 17 & MON 19 JAN

Director
Director Andrey
Andrey Zvyagintsev
Zvyagintsev
Starring
Starring Vladimir
Vladimir Vdovichenkov,
Vdovichenkov,
Elena Lyadova
Lyadova
Elena
Russia
Russia II 2014
2014 II 141
141 mins
mins
Russian
Russian with
with subtitles
subtitles
Set
Set in
in Russian,
Russian, Leviathan
Leviathan is
is the
the story
story of
of one
one mans
mans
struggle
struggle against
against the
the towns
towns corrupt
corrupt mayor
mayor who
who
wants
wants his
his business,
business, house
house and
and land,
land, and
and will
will stop
stop
at
at nothing
nothing to
to get
get it.
it.
The
The 10th
10th annual
annual Adventure
Adventure Film
Film Festival
Festival features
features 11
11 of
of the
the
worlds
worlds most
most exciting
exciting action
action and
and adventure
adventure documentary
documentary
films.
films. From
From canyoneering
canyoneering in
in Austria
Austria to
to surfing
surfing under
under the
the
northern
northern lights
lights in
in Norways
Norways Arctic
Arctic Circle
Circle the
the Adventure
Adventure
Film
Film Festival
Festival features
features three
three different
different programmes
programmes giving
giving
film
film goers
goers aa diverse
diverse and
and inspiring
inspiring look
look at
at how
how modern
modernday
day
pioneers
pioneers of
ofexploration
exploration and
and adventure
adventure are
are pushing
pushing the
the
boundaries
boundaries of
of what
what we
we thought
thought possible.
possible.
WHAT WE DO IN THE
SHADOWS (15)
(15)
FRI 16 SUN 18 & WED 21 JAN
(12+)
(12+)
SAT 10 JAN
BIG EYES
(12A)
(12A)
FRI 16 THU 22 JAN

Director
Director Tim
Tim Burton
Burton
Starring Amy
Amy Adams,
Adams, Christoph
Christoph Waltz
Waltz
Starring
USA II 2014
2014 II 106
106 mins
mins II bigeyesfilm.com
bigeyesfilm.com
USA
Big
BigEyes
Eyes tells
tells the
the outrageous
outrageous true
true story
story of
of one
one of
of the
the
most
most epic
epic art
art frauds
frauds in
in history.
history. In
In the
the 1960s,
1960s, painter
painter
Walter
Walter Keane
Keane had
had reached
reached success
success beyond
beyond belief,
belief,
revolutionizing
revolutionizing the
the commercialization
commercialization of
of popular
popular art
art
with
with enigmatic
enigmatic paintings
paintings of
of waifs
waifs with
with big
big eyes.
eyes. These
These
works,
works, however,
however, were
were not
not his
his own
own but
but that
that of
of his
his wifes.
wifes.
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (U)

(U)
SAT 17 & SUN 18 JAN
Director
Director Stanley
Stanley Kubrick
Kubrick
Starring Keir
Keir Dullea,
Dullea, Gary
Gary Lockwood
Lockwood
Starring
UK/USA II 1968
1968 II 141
141 mins
mins
UK/USA
Philosophically
Philosophically ambitious,
ambitious, technically
technically innovative
innovative and
and
visually
visually stunning,
stunning, Stanley
Stanley Kubricks
Kubricks sci-fi
sci-fi epic
epic is
is
frequently
frequently cited
cited in
in polls
polls as
as one
one of
of the
the finest
finest films
films ever
ever
made.
made. Dont
Dont miss
miss your
your chance
chance to
to see
see this
this Kubrick
Kubrick epic
epic
as
as itit returns
returns to
to the
the big
big screen,
screen, in
in aa brand
brand new
new digital
digital
restoration.
restoration.
Directors
Directors Jemaine
Jemaine Clement,
Clement, Taika
Taika Waititi
Waititi
Starring
Starring Jemaine
Jemaine Clement,
Clement, Taika
Taika Waititi
Waititi
THE BABADOOK (15)

(15)
New
New Zealand
Zealand II 2014
2014 II 85
85 mins
mins
MON 19 & TUE 20 JAN
In
In 2013
2013 camera
camera crews
crews gained
gained access
access into
into the
the dilapidated
dilapidated
Wellington
Wellington home
home of
of vampire
vampire flatmates
flatmates Viago,
Viago, Deacon
Deacon and
and
Vladislavs.
Vladislavs. What
WhatWe
WeDo
DoIn
InThe
TheShadows
Shadows follows
follows the
the trio
trio
through
through their
their night-to-night
night-to-night lifestyle
lifestyle which
which includes
includes eating
eating
humans,
humans, going
going dancing
dancing and
and antagonising
antagonising werewolves.
werewolves.
Runner-up
Runner-upin
inthe
the2014
2014Inverness
InvernessFilm
FilmFestival
FestivalAudience
Audience
Award.
Award.
Director
Director Jennifer
Jennifer Kent
Kent
Starring
Starring Essie
Essie Davis,
Davis, Daniel
Daniel Henshall
Henshall
Australia
Australia II 2014
2014 II 94
94 mins
mins II thebabadook.com
thebabadook.com
Creepy,
Creepy, expertly
expertly crafted
crafted and
and brilliantly
brilliantly acted,
acted, The
The
Babadook
Babadook was
was the
the breakout
breakout horror
horror hit
hit of
of Sundance
Sundance 2014.
2014.
EDEN COURT CINEMA

STATIONS OF THE CROSS
KREUZWEG (15)
FRI 23 & SAT 24 JAN

Director Dietrich Brggemann
Starring Lea van Acken, Franziska Weisz
Germany I 2014 I 110 mins I German, French and Latin with subtitles
Told in only 14 fixed-angle long shots this stunning film tells the story of 14-year old
fundamentalist Catholic Maria, who becomes convinced she wants to become a saint
and go to heaven. Winner: Silver Bear & Best Screenplay, Berlin Film Festival 2014.
FOXCATCHER (15)
Director Bennett Miller I Starring Steve Carell, Channing Tatum
USA I 2014 I 119 mins I foxsearchlight.com/birdman
USA I 2014 I 134 mins I sonyclassics.com/foxcatcher

From the Academy Award-winning director of Moneyball and Capote comes this gripping new
drama based on a shocking true story.
This January and February we celebrate the life and work of

Derek Jarman with this selection of some of his greatest films.
Buy any 3 films for 17.00 or any 5 films for 25.00.
LUMA PRESENTS A CYCLE OF FILMS BY

DEREK JARMAN (15+)
SUN 11 JAN UK I 197282 I 70 mins approx
A collection of Derek Jarmans Super8 short films.

Seat price for shorts 3.00.
CARAVAGGIO (15) SUN 11 JAN

Starring Nigel Terry, Tilda Swinton I UK I 1986 I 93 mins
Plays with the short The Gospel According to St Derek.
DEREK JARMAN SUPER 8 (15+) THU 15 JAN
A talk on Derek Jarman by James Mackay, producer of several of

Jarmans films including Blue and Caravaggio.
Riggan Thomson was once the star of the Birdman superhero movie trilogy. Now he is a
struggling actor trying to reclaim his former glory with a make-or-break role in a Broadway
play. Michael Keaton gives a career-best performance in this brilliant satire of celebrity.
See the best of British theatre, opera and ballet live as the National Theatre,
Royal Opera House and Royal Shakespeare Company live screen their productions
to cinemas across the world via satellite.
LIVE CINEMA
NT LIVE:
TREASURE ISLAND (12A)
LIVE THU 22 JAN

ENCORE WED 18 & SUN 22 FEB
180 mins I ntlive.nationaltheatre.org.uk

Robert Louis Stevensons story of murder,
money and mutiny is brought to life in a
thrilling new stage adaptation by Bryony
Lavery, broadcast live from the National
Theatre.
Seat Price for Wed 18 Feb Screening 7.00
BLUE (15) WED 21 JAN

Starring Derek Jarman, Tilda Swinton I UK I 1993 I 79 mins
Plays with the short Sleepy Haven.
THE GARDEN (15) SUN 25 JAN

Starring Tilda Swinton, Johnny Mills I UK/Ger/Ja I 1990 I 92 mins
Plays with the short The Queen Is Dead.
JUBILEE (15) MON 26 JAN

Starring Toyah Wilcox, Jenny Runacre I UK I 1978 I 106 mins
Plays with the short Brocken English.
THE ANGELIC CONVERSATION (18)

WED 28 JAN
Starring Judi Dench (narrator), Paul Reynolds I UK I 1987 I 80 mins
Plays with the short TG Psychic Rally in Heaven.
SEBASTIANE (18) WED 28 JAN

Starring Barney James, Neil Kennedy I UK I 1976 I 85 mins
WAR REQUIEM (12) SUN 15 FEB

Starring Laurence Olivier, Nathaniel Parker, Tilda Swinton
UK I 1989 I 93 mins
Plays with the short Imagining October.
AD
FRI 25 THU 29 JAN

Director Alejandro Gonzlez Irritu
Starring Michael Keaton, Emma Stone
DEREK JARMAN SEASON
BIRDMAN OR (THE UNEXPECTED VIRTUE OF IGNORANCE) (15)
LIVE OPERA
ROYAL OPERA HOUSE:
ANDREA CHNIER
THU 29 JAN
Director David McVicar Composer Umberto Giordano

Conductor Antonio Pappano
Starring Jonas Kaufmann, Eva-Maria Westbroek
150mins approx (4 acts, includes 1 interval)
Sung in Italian with English subtitles
more2screen.com
A fictionalised account of the last years of the French poet
Andr Chnier, guillotined during the Reign of Terror in
1794. It is the greatest of Giordanos operas and shows
why Puccini sometimes feared Giordano as a rival.
Seat price 17.50 / Reduced Rates 15.00
EXHIBITION ON SCREEN Seat price 12.00 / Reduced Rate 10.00

Exhibition on Screen brings blockbuster art exhibitions from galleries around the world to cinemas. Filmed
exclusively for cinema at the exhibitions and on location, this groundbreaking series allows art lovers
worldwide to enjoy some of historys greatest ever painters on the big screen. exhibitiononscreen.com
GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING (U) TUE 13 JAN Director David Bickerstaff I 85 mins
REMBRANDT (PG) SUN 18 JAN Director Phil Grabsky I 85 mins
INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ROTTERDAM (IFFR) LIVE

This January we will be screening five film premieres being held during the 44th International Film Festival Rotterdam.
In addition to watching the film you will be able to see the director and film team attend the premiere in Rotterdam and
participate in a live satellite Q&A session via Twitter. Please check out eden-court.co.uk for full info.
Buy any three IFFR Live films for 15.00
ATLANTIC (15+) SAT 24 JAN Director Jan-Willem van Ewijk I Starring Fettah Lamara, Thekla Reuten
Netherlands/Belgium/Germany/Morocco I 2014 I 94 mins I Italian with subtitles
ERBARME DICH (12+) SUN 25 JAN Director Ramn Gieling
Starring Peter Sellars, Emio Greco, Simon Halsey, Rinke Nijburg I Netherlands I 2014 I 90 mins
MELODY (15+) MON 26 JAN Director Bernard Bellefroid I Starring Rachael Blake, Lucie Debay
Belgium I 2014 I 90 mins I French with subtitles
SPEED WALKING
KAPGANG (12+) TUE 27 JAN Director Niels Arden Oplev

Starring Villads Bye, Frederik Winther Rasmussen I Den I 2014 I 108 mins I Danish with subtitles I trustnordisk.com/node/30956
From the director of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo.
THE SKY ABOVE US (CERT TBC) WED 28 JAN Director Marinus Groothof
2014 I 97 mins I Serbia I Serbian with subtitles
INVERNESS FILM FANS: SCREEN COUPLES SEASON

TO HAVE AND HAVE NOT (PG) TUE 13 JAN
Inverness Film Fans (InFiFa) meet fortnightly at Eden Court Cinema for
screenings and post film discussions. The screenings are open to everyone.
For more details about forthcoming events an how to join InFiFa visit:
www.invernessfilmfans.org
Director Howard Hawks I Starring Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall I USA I 1944 I 99 mins
One of the most iconic partnerships in cinema history, Bogart and Bacalls incredible chemistry lights up the screen.
ADAMS RIB (U) TUE 27 JAN

Director George Cukor I Starring Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy I USA I 1949 I 101 mins
Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn star in this superb battle of the sexes comedy.
CERTIFICATES Films rated (12+), (15+) are documentaries without BBFC classifications, these are our recommended age suitability ratings.
Films rated (CERT TBC) can be checked nearer screening dates or at bbfc.co.uk
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JAN 2015
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20.15 Electricity
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Paddington
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Electricity
The Possibilities Are Endless
Unbroken
Fri 09
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Kon-Tiki
Black Sea
The Grandmaster
Sat 10
11.30 Paddington
13.30 Black Sea
14.00 Paddington
Autism Friendly Screening
17.00 Black Sea
20.00 Brit Rock tour
20.15 Kon-Tiki
Sat 03
11.30 Paddington
13.30 Unbroken
14.00 Paddington
17.45 Unbroken
20.15 Electricity
20.30 Unbroken
Sun 04
11.30 Paddington
13.15 Unbroken
14.00 Paddington Subtitled TBC
17.00 Unbroken Subtitled
17.15 Electricity
19.45 Unbroken
Mon 05
11.30 Unbroken Friends Coffee Morning
17.45 Unbroken
20.00 Electricity
20.30 Unbroken
Sun 11
11.30 Paddington
13.00 Kon-Tiki
13.30 National Gallery
17.30 Derek Jarman's Super8 short films
Derek Jarman Season
19.15 Black Sea
19.45 Caravaggio Derek Jarman Season
Mon 12
20.00 Black Sea
20.15 Kon-Tiki
Tue 06
Dream and Scream
11.30 Unbroken
19.00 The Dead
19.15 Unbroken
Tue 13
11.30 Kon-Tiki
17.00 Black Sea
19.15 To Have and Have Not InFiFa
20.00 Exhibition on Screen:
Girl with a Pearl Earing
Wed 07
14.00 Unbroken
19.30 Unbroken
20.00 Electricity
Wed 14
14.00 Kon-Tiki
19.15 Black Sea
20.00 Kon-Tiki
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Adults (over 18)
Adult Concession
Under 18s & Students
Eden Court Friends
7.00
8.00
7.50
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Programmers Choice:
Buy for all three Programmers Choice films
and get 1.00 off each
Thu 15
11.30 Black Sea
17.45 Kon-Tiki
20.15 Derek Jarman Super 8, talk by
James Mackay Derek Jarman Season
Fri 16
18.00
18.15
20.00
20.15
20.30
Wild
What We Do In The Shadows
Big Eyes
Leviathan
Wild
Sat 17
13.30 Wild
14.00 Big Eyes
17.30 Leviathan
18.00 Wild
19.30 Big Eyes
20.30 Wild
Sun 18
13.00 Wild
13.30 Big Eyes
16.45 Big Eyes
17.00 Wild
19.15 Exhibition on Screen: Rembrandt
19.30 Wild
Mon 19
17.30 Big Eyes
18.00 Wild Subtitled
18.15 The Babadook
20.15 Leviathan
20.30 Wild
Tue 20
11.30 Wild
19.00 Wild
19.15 The Babadook
19.30 Big Eyes
Wed 21
11.30 Big Eyes
14.00 Wild
18.00 Big Eyes
19.00 Wild
19.15 Blue Derek Jarman Season
Thu 22
11.00 Wild Dream & Scream
14.15 Big Eyes
19.00 NT Live: Treasure Island
20.30 Wild
Fri 23
18.00
18.15
20.30
20.45
Wild
Birdman
Wild
Stations of the Cross
Sat 24
13.30 Wild
15.00 Atlantic IFFR Live
17.45 Stations of the Cross
18.00 Wild
20.15 Birdman
20.30 Wild
Sun 25
13.00 Wild
15.00 Erbarme dich IFFR Live
17.00 Wild
17.45 The Garden Derek Jarman Season
19.30 Wild
20.00 Birdman
Mon 26
17.45 Birdman
18.00 Melody IFFR Live
18.00 Wild
20.30 Wild
20.45 Jubilee Derek Jarman Season
Tue 27
11.30 Wild
18.00 Speed Walking IFFR Live
19.00 Wild
19.15 Adam's Rib InFiFa
Wed 28
11.30 Birdman
14.00 Wild
18.00 TBC IFFR Live
18.15 The Angelic Conversation
Derek Jarman Season
19.00 Wild
20.30 Sebastiane Derek Jarman Season
20.45 Birdman Subtitled
Thu 29
14.00 Birdman
18.00 Wild
19.15 Royal Opera House Live:
Andre Chnier
20.30 Wild
Fri 30
17.00
18.00
20.00
20.30
Inherent Vice
Foxcatcher
Inherent Vice
Testament Of Youth
Sat 31
13.00 Inherent Vice
17.00 Inherent Vice
20.00 Inherent Vice
20.30 Foxcatcher
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Friends Coffee Morning MON 05 JAN, Unbroken (15)
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DREAM AND SCREAM Specially for parents and carers of new babies aged 0 12 months.
Look out for Dream & Scream on individual screenings.
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screenings (please ask box office for your headset). When a film is marked S this means there will be a
selected Subtitled screening/screenings. Subtitled Screenings will be highlighted on the timetable and
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Screening of this film. These screenings are especially for people on the autistic spectrum and their families,
friends and carers. During these shows low lights are left on in the auditorium and the volume of the
soundtrack is reduced. It is fine for customers to move around, make noise or take a break during the film.
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CHARITY
CLUBS
MARKETS
MUNICIPAL
TALKS
Fair Fa Your Honest,

Sonsie Face
Youd have thought that the Independence Referendum and/or Year of Homecoming
would have given fresh vitality to a public celebration of BURNS NIGHT on 25 JAN, but
that doesnt seem to be the case this year, with just one event really worth whooping
to the rooftops for and that being EDEN COURTs HAGGIS, BEASTS & TATTIES.
Devised and directed by Eden Court CREATIVE, the event is part of Scotlands Winter
Festivals (us either), kicking off with an excellently named Haggis Hoedown in Falcon
Square, followed by a procession to Eden Court for bite-size performances inspired
by the Beasts of Burns poetry performed by drama, dance & music groups from all
over the Highlands. There will also be a selection of Scottish food and drink stalls from
local suppliers on offer, and a special Burns Night menu in the Eden Court restaurant
from 5pm.
Finally, join the Tattie Band for a Grand Burns Ceilidh where you can dance along
with a Haggis (come on, weve all done it) to the Dashing White Sergeant and Strip
the Willow.
For details of any other Burns Night shindigs should they arise (and were sure they
will), make sure to check our website: whatsonhighlands.com
Away from all that Rabbie malarkey, 2015 for most of us is going to be about surviving
the dread hand of austerity. So expect to get plenty of ideas at the free ROWAN
WASTE ACTION UPCYCLING EVENT at MERKINCH COMMUNITY CENTRE on 17 JAN
from 11am-4pm. Helping you to turn things you no longer need into something new,
therell be Mend Or Make workshops, swap shop tables, stalls and more, including
lessons on bike repair from the folk at Velocity. Plus kids activities and music from the
excellently named Trash The Orchestra. More details in the ad on P7.
Finally, crime fans will be heading to IRONWORKS on 20 JAN, when best-selling author
PETER MAY will be talking about his new book Runaway and signing copies too.
Check whatsonhighlands.com for more events, latest news and more
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ART
FRI 02 JAN
DINGWALL FIELD CLUB

WALK @ TBC, 10am.
Presidents walk: spanglefish.
com/DingwallFieldClub
SAT 03 JAN
FILM
NEW YEAR BIRD COUNT @

Highland Wide. Start the new
year with an RSPB bird count.
Visit: rspb.org.uk/
groups/highland/events
for details and to find
info on participation.
WED 07 JAN
IOD LEADERSHIP LECTURE

WITH JOHN SWINNEY MSP @
Moray College UHI, 4.30pm.
UHI Public Lecture by John
Swinney, member of the
SNP Scottish Government
and currently Deputy First
Minister and the Cabinet
Secretary for Finance,
Constitution and Economy.
Tickets for this lecture
can be booked online
via: eventbrite.co.uk
SUN 11 JAN
FIELD TRIP TO THE

ROSEMARKIE CAVES @
Eathie - TBC, 10am.
NOSAS Field Trip will be
led by Simon Gunn, of the
Rosemarkie Caves Project.
Visit: nosas.co.uk for info.
THE BURNING OF THE CLAVIE
@ Burghead, Elgin, 6pm.
A fire festival dating back to
the 1750s which traditionally
ushers in the New Year.
burghead.com/clavie.html
DONALD MACDONELL:
FIGHTER PILOT, DIPLOMAT
AND CLAN CHIEF @ Seaforth
Lodge, 7.30pm. Talk by Lois
MacDonell. Organised by
Fortrose and Rosemarkie
Local History Group.
TUE 13 JAN
PINK CASTLE PHILOSOPHY

CLUB @ Riverside Lounge,
Glen Mhor Hotel, 7.30pm.
2015 Kicks off! LGBTfriendly group.
KIDS
A BIRDING TRIP TO
CENTRAL THAILAND @
Culloden Library, 7.30pm.
Scottish Ornithologists
Club talk by Al McNee.
Contact: 01463 221661
or 01808 511740 3
members; 4 non members
MUSIC
SPECIALS
SUN 04 JAN
FRI 09 JAN
SPORT
SPRING WEDDING FAIR @

Strathpeffer Pavilion, 12noon.
Is 2015 your big year? All
couples planning their special
day are invited to come
along to be inspired by the
Pavilion and by meeting top
local providers of weddingrelated products and services.
Free entry for the public.
SIGMA LIVE @ Lhanbryde

Community Centre, 7.30pm.
Moray Astronomical
Society public event. Short
talk, members and their
telescopes, tea and biscuits,
plus hopefully some observing
(weather permitting). Entry is
free but donations accepted.
sigma-astro.co.uk
TUE 06 JAN
THE HIGHLAND DROVE

ROADS @ Nairn Free Church,
7.30pm. Nairn Literary
Institute Talk by Iain Thomson.
nairnliterary.org.uk
THEATRE
PLANETARY NEBULAE @
Smithton Culloden Free
Church, 7.30pm. Highland
Astronomical Society talk
by Maarten de Vries.
spacegazer.com
SPILL
LIFESTYLE
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MON 12 JAN
JASON LEWIS: EXPEDITION

360 AROUND THE WORLD
BY HUMAN POWER @
Highland Council Chamber,
7.30pm. Royal Scottish
Geographical Society talk.
Jason is the first person
to pedal east-west across
the Atlantic Ocean, to
rollerblade solo across the
USA, and to pedal across
the Pacific Ocean, all part of
circumnavigating the world
by human power. Expedition
360s objectives were to
promote environmentallyfriendly travel, world
citizenship between cultures,
and awareness of climate
change among young people.
Admission: adults 8;
students, under 18s and
RSGS members free.
WED 14 JAN
LOCAL TALENT @ Nairn

Community and Art Centre,
7.30pm. 3 short talks
by Highland Rock Garden
Club members: Arisaemas
by David Shaw; Picos de
Europa by Mike Kendall;
Erythroniums by John Owen.
For more info call John
Owen on 01320 366246
THU 15 JAN
THE BRITISH ON THE

GRAND TOUR @ Smithton
Culloden Free Church, 2pm.
HDFAS Talk by Professor
Brendan Cassidy. Non
Members 5, New
members welcome. Contact
averillbrodie@ymail.com
or Chair davidmartin30@
hotmail.com (07595 219308)
Full details hdfas.org.uk
THE HISTORY OF FISHING @
Dingwall Town Hall , 7.30pm.
Dingwall Field Club Talk by
Sandy Patience. spanglefish.
com/DingwallFieldClub
4TH BATTALION SEAFORTH
HIGHLANDERS @ Cromarty
West Church Hall, 7.30pm.
Unseen letters, diaries and
photographs from the Great
PETER MAY @ The

Ironworks, 6pm.
Talk and Book Signing with
Bestselling Crime Writer
Peter May. Peter May was an
award-winning journalist at
the age of just twenty-one. He
TUE 27 JAN
HIGHLAND LITERARY
SALON BURNS NIGHT @
Glen Mhor Hotel, 7.30pm.
See highlandlitsalon.
com to buy tickets.
WED 28 JAN
INVERNESS COLLEGE UHI

OPEN DAY @ Inverness
College Longman Road, 5pm.
THU 29 JAN
WED 21 JAN
MARSH MARIGOLD OR
LUS BUIDHE BEALLTAINN
@ Millburn Academy Hall,
7.30pm. Inverness Field
Club illustrated talk by Roddy
Maclean. Traditional Gaelic
perspectives on our native
plants, including uses for
healing, food and dyeing.
FRI 23 JAN
NAIRN NOTABLES @ Nairn

Free Church, 7.30pm.
Nairn Literary Institue Talk
by Jenny Rose-Miller.
SAT 24 JAN
DINGWALL FIELD CLUB

WALK @ Silver Bridge, 10am.
Circular walk Approx 2-3 miles.
spanglefish.com/
DingwallFieldClub
SUN 25 JAN
HAGGIS, BEASTS AND
BEAUTIES OF THE BLACK

ISLE @ Fraser Park Bowling
Club, 7.30pm. Birds,
butterflies and bottle-nosed
dolphins. RSPB talk by
Reverend Sandy Sutherland.
Group members
3 Visitors 4
LAGGAN HERITAGE TALK @
Laggan Village Hall, 7.30pm.
A journey through Badenoch
through the eyes of 18th
century travelers.
SAT 31 JAN
RSPC TRIP: NORTH

KESSOCK TO TOLLIE @
Highland Council Car
Park, Glenurquhart Road,
Inverness , 9.30am.
Field trip led by Doreen and
John Manson. Second pick up
North Kessock at 9.50am.
rspb.org.uk/groups/
highland/events/
ART
FILM
KIDS
MUSIC
FERRY TERMINAL
IMPROVEMENTS AT
ULLAPOOL @ Inverness
College Longman Road, 6pm.
Chartered Institution of
Highways and Transportation
(CIHT) talk by Tom Rea,
Wallace Stone and John
SPECIALS
TUE 20 JAN
SPORT
LOCH FLEET AND SANDAY

@ Strathpeffer Community
Centre, 7.30pm. Monthly
Archaeological Discussion
meeting. Elinor Graham
talks about excavations at
two sites: The survey of the
lost Embo fishing fleet
in Loch Fleet, Sutherland.
And Moving and Burnt
Mound on Sanday, Orkney.
CAKE WALK AND STORY

@ Highland Council Car
Park, Glenurquhart Road,
Inverness , 10am. Loch
Duntelchaig. 5 miles. Call
Guy on 0772 4992790 or
visit guyandjocelyn.org
TATTIES @ Eden Court,

7.45pm. Eden Court CREATIVE
presents another Burns
Night Extravaganza! Join us
as we kick off the evening
led by the Inverness Youth
Pipe Band and scores of
haggis for a Haggis hoedown
in Falcon Square. Then join
the procession to Eden Court
for bite-size performances
inspired by the Beasts of
Burns poetry performed by
drama, dance & music groups
from all over the Highlands.
There will also be a selection
of Scottish food and drink
stalls from local suppliers on
offer, and a special Burns
Night menu in our restaurant
from 5pm. Please contact
our restaurant on 01463
732688 for more information.
Finally, join the Tattie Band for
a Grand Burns Ceilidh where
you can dance along with a
Haggis to the Dashing White
Sergeant and Strip the Willow!
THEATRE
SAT 17 JAN
SEA TO SUMMIT @ Smithton

Culloden Free Church,
7.30pm. Inverness Botany
Group talk by Derek McGinn.
invernessbotanygroup.com
left newspapers for television

and screenwriting, creating
three prime-time British drama
series and accruing more than
1,000 television credits. Peter
now lives in France where he
focuses on writing novels.
Peter Mays most recent
novel, Entry Island, was a top
3 Sunday Times bestseller
and The Lewis Trilogy has
sold over 2 million copies in
the UK. In 2014, Quercus
brought into print Mays Enzo
Files, which have since sold
over 140,000 copies. Peter
has won numerous awards.
In 2013 he won the Best
Crime Novel Award for The
Blackhouse at Bouchercon in
the US. In September, Entry
Island won the Deanston
Scottish Crime Book of the
Year and in October it won
the Specsavers ITV3 Crime
Thriller Book Club Best Read
Award. petermay.info
SPILL
Macleod of R J McLeod.
Tea/Coffee and sandwiches
provided. All Welcome. ciht.
org.uk/en/branches/
uk-branches/north-of-scotland
TUE 03 FEB
SOLAR SYSTEM TOPIC @

Smithton Culloden Free
Church, 7.30pm. Highland
Astronomical Society talk
by Michael Marett-Crosby.
spacegazer.com
LIFESTYLE
War. Talk by Lynsey Easton.

Organised by Cromarty
History Society. Attendance
is free for members of the
Society. Non-members pay
3 and will be made very
welcome. Children under 16
are admitted free of charge.
Further information:
spanglefish.com/
cromartyhistorysociety
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SPORT
ATHLETIC
BALL
COMBAT
EXTREME
RACING
Rivalries Renewed
EL KESSOCKO bookends the month as ROSS COUNTY host ICT in Dingwall on 01 JAN,
with the reverse fixture in Inverness taking place on 31 JAN. As usual, the form book
can be expected to be hurled out of the window as both teams chase points for different
reasons. Recent weeks may not have seen much improvement in Countys results, but
its obvious theres some talent there, even if it isnt gelling yet. ICT meanwhile are
confounding all doubters with a marvellous mix of pragmatism and verve, the prospect of
European football next season a very real possibility.
Thats actually not the only sporting derby taking place this month, with shintys LOVAT
CUP [1] on 02 JAN between BEAULY and LOVAT a rivalry once described as so keen that
a cold stream ran between them. The competition dates right back to 1904 and only the
Camanachd Cup Final attracts more spectators. All holders Lovat need is a draw to retain
the trophy, but playing away at BRAEVIEW PARK, BEAULY will ensure they dont have it all
their own way. Throw-up is 1pm.
The World Orienteering Championships come to the Highlands later in the year, but if
you want to get a feel for it ahead of everyone else, theres a Sunday ORIENTEERING
TRAINING EVENT [2] specially designed for beginners & families organised by Badenoch
& Strathspey Orienteering Club. Its at BADENOCH CENTRE, KINGUSSIE on SUN 25 JAN
and costs 4. More details at basoc.org.uk
A mention too for the Inverness netball team NESSIE BEES [3], who are enjoying some
success this season, to such an extent that people are fighting for places. The club is
taking two teams to the tournament at the beginning of Jan in Dingwall and hopes to have
two teams entered into the league next season providing more opportunities for all the
club members to compete. The club trains on a Monday night at MILLBURN ACADEMY in
Inverness from 68pm, has a facebook presence through Inverness Netball or Netball
North and has a website (invernessnetball.co.uk). Theyre always looking for people to
come along and train with them and Netball North is planning to run a Sunday Summer
League at Millburn using the outdoor court, so if youre interested please get in touch
with Jermaine McCracken at the Bees website. Why not think of getting a workplace team
together for the summer?
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Check whatsonhighlands.com for more events, latest news etc
EVERY MON
SUN 11 JAN
EVERY TUE
TUE 13 JAN
THU 01 JAN
Football
ROSS COUNTY V ICT, 3pm.
Shinty
LOVAT CUP 2015 @ Braeview
Park, Beauly, 1pm. Beauly
host Lovat for the annual
Lovat Cup match, first played
in 1904. Expect the usual
big turn out for this popular
and competitive fixture.
ORIENTEERING @ Findhorn
Village Centre, 10.15am.
Two courses offering the best
of Findhorn and surrounding
area. Perfect for seasoned
veterans to race, beginners to
try and intermediate orienteers
to advance their skills Visit:
moravianorienteering.
org for more info.
SAT 03 JAN
SUN 18 JAN
SUN 04 JAN
TUE 20 JAN
Football
ICT V ST MIRREN, 3pm.
TUE 06 JAN
ORIENTEERING @
Nethybridge, 6.30pm.
Come and try orienteering
at Badenoch and Strathspey
Orienteering Clubs lowkey Tuesday night training.
All welcome, cost 2. Full
details on basoc.org.uk
SAT 10 JAN
Rugby
HIGHLAND V ORKNEY, 2pm.
Football
R COUNTY V PARTICK, 3pm.
ART
INVERNESS
MOUNTAINEERING CLUB
MEET @ Elphin GSG Hut.
invernessmc.com
FRI 02 JAN
Football
ELGIN V EAST FIFE, 3pm.
FORRES Ms V NAIRN C, 3pm.
WICK AC V BRORA RS, 3pm.
MUSIC
FILM
Football
ROSS C V ST MIRREN, 3pm.
CLACH V FTINE UTD, 3pm.
LOSSIE V COVE RGERS, 3pm.
NAIRN C V TURRIFF UTD,3pm.
KEITH V WICK AC, 3pm.
ELGIN V CLYDE, 3pm.
SSPEY TTLE V HUNTLY, 3pm.
FORRES Ms V INV LOCOs, 3pm.
BRORA Rs V BUCKIE T, 3pm.
SPECIALS KIDS
TARGET SHOOTING @
Farr, 6.30pm. See Mon.
SAT 17 JAN
SPORT
INVERNESS CRAIG DUNAIN

LADIES RUGBY CLUB
TRAINING NIGHT @ Meet at
Merkinch turning circle/ferry
point, 6.45pm An extremely
dedicated and enthusiastic
team looking for new players
with or without experience.
Every Wed, for info contact
Katie on: 07885 740695
INVERNESS
MOUNTAINEERING CLUB
MEET @ Elphin GSG Hut.
ORIENTEERING @ Anagach
Wood nr. Grantown-on-Spey,
6.30pm. Come and try
orienteering at Badenoch
and Strathspey Orienteering
Clubs low-key Tuesday night
training. All welcome, cost 2.
Full details on basoc.org.uk
THEATRE
EVERY WED
ORIENTEERING @ Inshriach
Wood nr. Aviemore, 6.30pm.
Come and try orienteering
at Badenoch and Strathspey
Orienteering Clubs lowkey Tuesday night training.
All welcome, cost 2. Full
WED 21 JAN
Football
ICT V ST JOHNSTONE, 3pm.
SAT 24 JAN
Rugby
HRFC V GORDONIANS, 2pm.
Football
ROSS COUNTY V CELTIC, 3pm
CLACH V FORRES MECH, 3pm
LOSSIE V FORT WILL, 3pm.
BRORA Rs V KEITH, 3pm.
WICK AC V SSPEY T, 3pm
SUN 25 JAN
ORIENTEERING @ The
Badenoch Centre, 10.30am.
Try orienteering at this
specially designed training
event for beginners and
families. Badenoch &
Strathspey Orienteering Club
- all welcome, cost 4. Full
SPILL
INVERNESS CRAIG DUNAIN

MENS RUGBY CLUB TRAINING
NIGHT @ Meet at Merkinch
turning circle/ferry point,
6.45pm Always looking for
new players. Every Tue.
SOCIAL CYCLE @
Velocity Cafe, 11am.
Social cycle to Dores and
Back {18 miles}. 2nd Sunday
of every month, 11am.
SAT 31 JAN
Rugby
HRFC V HILLFOOTS, 2pm.
Football
ICT V ROSS COUNTY, 3pm.
NAIRN C V BRORA Rs, 3pm.
SSPEY T V LOSSIE, 3pm.
LIFESTYLE
TARGET SHOOTING @
Inverness, 7pm. Precision air
target shooting. Suitable for any
age and gender. Visit: targettechnique.co.uk for more info.
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Mon: 6.40pm
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Tue: 10am
SPORT
THEATRE
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older adult.
Zumba Gold/ Toning

Phipps Hall, Beauly
Tue: 6.15pm
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Wed: 6pm
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Zumba workout.
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Wed: 8.15pm
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Sugar And Spice

Christmas may be over, but theres still a chance to revisit some of that festive spirit as
THE NUTCRACKER [1] comes to EDEN COURT from 2124 JAN courtesy of the wonderful
SCOTTISH BALLET. Crafted especially for Scotland, this version of Tchaikovskys classic tale
features original scenarios by Lev Ivanov and Marius Petipa and original Philip Prowse designs
reimagined by Lez Brotherston, bringing back a production first acclaimed forty years ago. The
yarn, surely fuelled by too much cheese/brandy, has young Clara falling asleep and dreaming
that she helps the Nutcracker Prince to defeat an army of giant mice. She is rewarded by a
visit to the glittering Land of Ice and Snow, where snowflakes come to life, sparkling as they
dance - and the magical Kingdom of Sweets - the enchanted Realm of the beautiful Sugar Plum
Fairy. Theres apparently a plush Victoriana vibe to proceedings, which is always welcome.
Rather more contemporary dance comes in the form of the astonishing JASMIN VARDAMON
and her company who present PARK [2] at EDEN COURT on 31 JAN. Its set in the park of
the title, a place of refuge from ordinary life where eight characters play, fight, fall in love
and learn to survive. In this playground of relationships, young lovers wrestle in a historic
fountain, a graffiti artist sprays his story, a busker finds his only appreciative audience in
a bag lady and a flag-waving bully rants worn out political beliefs. Their stories intertwine
creating a modern day fairytale that is alternately sharp, funny and cruel.
If thats given you a taste for rooting around at the boundaries of expectation, youll no doubt
be cheered by the prospect of the return of CIRCUS OF HORRORS [3] to the Highlands,
this time to STRATHPEFFER PAVILION on 04 FEB. The company goes from strength to
strength having reached the finals of Britains Got Talent and last year, a series of dates
in London made it the first circus to appear in a West End Theatre for a century. The
latest incarnation, THE NIGHT OF THE ZOMBIE, is set in 2020, in a decrepit and corpseridden London plagued by a swamp of zombies. In a city ruled by the undead, it climaxes
in an awesome flaming apocalypse. The story twists and turns with grisly murders and
sensational shocks all interwoven with some of the greatest and most bizarre circus acts
on earth, including sword swallowers, knife throwers, daredevil balancing acts, astounding
aerialists, a demon dwarf, a Guinness World Record-holding hairculean hair-hanging
beauty, Sinister Sisters, gyrating and fire limbo-ing acrobats. What more could you want?
Not perhaps as shocking, but just as groundbreaking at the time was Willy Russells 1982
scouse musical BLOOD BROTHERS [4]. It tells the captivating and moving tale of twins who,
separated at birth, grow up on opposite sides of the tracks, only to meet again with fateful
consequences. A tried and trusted plot, but one thats carried off with panache thanks to fine
writing and memorable songs. No surprise that Bill Kenwrights original production surpassed
10,000 performances in Londons West End, one of only three musicals ever to achieve that
milestone. Its coming to EDEN COURT from 0207 FEB and will show you why it deserves its
place in the canon of modern classics and it stars MARTI PELLOW and MAUREEN NOLAN!!
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ALADDIN @ Eden Court,

1pm, 5pm. As Mon 29 Dec.
BRAND NEW 14/15 @
Universal Hall, Findhorn.
As Mon 29 Dec.
WED 31 DEC

BRAND NEW 14/15 @
As Mon 29 Dec.
famous Tchaikovsky score.
WED 21 JAN
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THE NUTCRACKER @ Eden

Court, 2pm. Scottish Ballet
proudly presents Peter
Darrells The Nutcracker,
lovingly recreated and touring
winter 2014/15. Crafted for
Scotland by the companys
founding Artistic Director, a
famous story-teller and an
incredible dance-maker, this
Nutcracker is full of magical
memories. And now audiences
can share this dream-making
production with families and
friends once more, over 40
years since it first premiered.
After a fun-filled Christmas
party full of magic and
celebrations, young Clara falls
asleep and dreams that she
helps the Nutcracker Prince to
defeat an army of giant mice.
She is rewarded by a visit to
the glittering Land of Ice and
Snow, where snowflakes come
to life, sparkling as they dance
- and the magical Kingdom of
Sweets - the enchanted Realm
of the beautiful Sugar Plum
Fairy. Peter Darrells magical
world of The Nutcracker has
been reimagined by Olivier
Award winning designer
Lez Brotherston, adding
sumptuous layers of plush
Victoriana and traditional
festive fare to the original
1973 production. The Scottish
Ballet Orchestra accompanies
live, performing the world

Court, 7.30pm. As Tue 20 Jan.
THU 22 JAN
THE NUTCRACKER
@ Eden Court, 2pm,
7.30pm. As Tue 20 Jan.
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TUE 20 JAN
FRI 23 JAN

Court, 7.30pm. As Tue 20 Jan.
SAT 24 JAN
THE NUTCRACKER
@ Eden Court, 2pm,
7.30pm. As Tue 20 Jan.
SAT 31 JAN
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object of Dicks affections, the

beautiful Alice. A pantomime
packed full of wonderful music,
lots of dancing and festive
cheer, this is going to be one
Christmas panto not to miss!
To purchase tickets and check
dates contact: 0844 879 9152
or email: events.aviemore@
macdonald-hotels.co.uk
PARK : JASMIN VARDIMON

@ Eden Court, 7.30pm. Park
is an urban oasis, a place
of refuge from ordinary life
where eight characters play,
fight, fall in love and learn to
survive. In this playground of
relationships, young lovers
wrestle in a historic fountain,
a graffiti artist sprays his
story, a busker finds his
only appreciative audience
in a bag lady and a flagwaving bully rants worn out
political beliefs. Their stories
intertwine creating a modern
day fairytale that is alternately
sharp, funny and cruel.
MUSIC

1pm, 5pm. Eden Court and
Imagine Theatre bring you
one of the best-loved Panto
tales of all time Aladdin! It
wouldnt be Christmas without
the traditional family panto
and their enormously talented
cast will have you dancing,
singing, cheering and most
importantly, laughing your
(novelty) socks off! Around
30,000 people go to panto
at Eden Court each year and
some travel by boat, train and
bus just to get here and have
a good time. With that level
of audience commitment we
need to0 make sure everyone
leaves with a giant smile on
their face and indeed they
do this year promises to see
that giant smile stretch even
further than ever before!
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MON 29 DEC
TUE 30 DEC
DICK WHITTINGTON
PANTOMIME @ Macdonald
Aviemore Resort, Our hero
journeys to London to seek
his fortune with his faithful
cat by his side, but he wont
make it without your help! Be
there to cheer Dick Whittington
on along his journey, boo
at the biggest baddie of all
time - King Rat and ahh at the
BRAND NEW 14/15 @

As Mon 29 Dec.
FRI 02 JAN
DICK WHITTINGTON
Aviemore Resort,
As Tue 30 Dec.
BRAND NEW 14/15 @
As Mon 29 Dec.
THEATRE
BRAND NEW 14/15 @

Universal Hall, Findhorn. A
six day New Year 5rhythms
gathering with Deborah JayLewin, Willemijn de Dreu
and Arjan Bouw, Brand New
features daily taught classes,
evening sessions, an open
Wave with live music, space
for shared bodywork, walks,
daily access to the hot tub,
a late-night Hogmanay party
and one vegetarian meal per
day. Deborah Jay-Lewin has
been teaching Brand New
since 2001 and this year
will be joined by Arjan and
Willemijn, who have been
dancing & teaching across
the globe for 20 years.
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THU 01 JAN
SAT 03 JAN

2.15pm, 7pm. As Mon 29 Dec.
BRAND NEW 14/15 @
As Mon 29 Dec.
SUN 04 JAN
DICK WHITTINGTON
Aviemore Resort,
As Tue 30 Dec.
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End Theatre for a century.

The latest incarnation, The
Night of the Zombie, is set
in 2020, in a decrepit and
corpse-ridden London plagued
by a swamp of zombies. In
a city ruled by the undead,
it climaxes in an awesome
flaming apocalypse. The story
twists and turns with grisly
murders and sensational
shocks all interwoven with
some of the greatest and
most bizarre circus acts on
earth, sword swallowers, knife
throwers, daredevil balancing
acts, astounding aerialists,
a demon dwarf, a Guinness
World Record holding
hairculean hair-hanging
beauty, Sinister Sisters,
gyrating and fire limbo-ing
acrobats and much more.
What if Mallory had survived

the mountain, what ghosts
would have haunted him?
playpieces.co.uk
BLOOD BROTHERS @
Eden Court, 7.30pm.
As Mon 02 Feb.
SAT 07 FEB
MALLORY: BEYOND EVEREST

@ The Phoenix, 1pm.
Details as Fri 06 Feb.
playpieces.co.uk
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Reworked for 2014 with new

3D imaging, Park presents
a breathtaking collision of
highly acute physical theatre,
text, athletic dance and
funky music, delivering fresh
statements about our time.
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MON 02 FEB
SPILL
LIFESTYLE
BLOOD BROTHERS @
Eden Court, 7.30pm.
Written by Willy Russell, the
legendary Blood Brothers tells
the captivating and moving
tale of twins who, separated
at birth, grow up on opposite
sides of the tracks, only
to meet again with fateful
consequences. The superb
score includes Bright New
Day, Marilyn Monroe and
the emotionally charged hit
Tell Me Its Not True. Few
musicals have received
quite such acclaim as the
multi-award winning Blood
Brothers. Bill Kenwrights
production surpassed 10,000
performances in Londons
West End, one of only three
musicals ever to achieve
that milestone. It has been
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affectionately christened the

Standing Ovation Musical,
as inevitably it; brings the
audience cheering to its feet
and roaring its approval
Jack Tinker, Daily Mail.
TUE 03 FEB
BLOOD BROTHERS @
Eden Court, 7.30pm.
As Mon 02 Feb.
WED 04 FEB
CIRCUS OF HORRORS
NIGHT OF THE ZOMBIE @
Strathpeffer Pavilion, 8pm.
The show that stormed into
the finals of Britains Got
Talent and is now a West
End smash is back to mark
its 20th Anniversary in
spectacular style. Starting
as a cult show, The Circus
of Horrors has become a
household name, with many
TV credits, world tours and
festival appearances with
Alice Cooper, Eminem, Motley
Crue, Iron Maiden and more.
Last year, a series of dates
in London made it the first
circus to appear in a West
BLOOD BROTHERS @
Eden Court, 7.30pm.
As Mon 02 Feb.
THU 05 FEB
BLOOD BROTHERS @ Eden

Court, 1.30pm, 7.30pm.
As Mon 02 Feb.
FRI 06 FEB
MALLORY: BEYOND EVEREST

@ The Drouthy Cobbler, 1pm.
by John Burns, presented by
Play Pieces. On the 8th of
June 1924 George Mallory
and Andrew Irvine vanished
into the mist on their final
push toward the unconquered
summit of Everest. They were
never seen alive again and
passed into mountaineering
legend. Whether they were
the first to climb the mountain
is a debate that still rages.
THREES A CROWD @ Eden

Court, 8pm. Threes A Crowd
brings together six superb
performing artists in this
breathtaking and touching
look at human relationships,
emotions and how we all
affect each other. Set around
a reunion of friends, what
really lies beneath the surface
of this get together? How
are they connected? What
happens to the dynamic,
to each other, when a third
element becomes involved?
Told with stunning imagery,
thrills, spills, heartbreak,
happiness and the odd bit
of humour, Threes A Crowd
is an aerial dance theatre
show involving harness
flying, aerial acrobatics,
circus, dance and theatre.
Directed by Jennifer Paterson,
designed by Becky Minto,
written by Zoe Venditozzi,
and set to a powerful new
score by Luke Sutherland.
BLOOD BROTHERS @ Eden
Court, 1.30pm, 7.30pm.
As Mon 02 Feb.
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Over the last six months we have been telling you

about a short term, cosmetic orthodontic treatment,
Six Month Smiles which we have been carrying out
at Eilertsen Dental Care. This treatment works by
gently straighten squint or crooked teeth in adults
with a healthy mouth. Six month smiles has been
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Six Month Smiles is one of our popular
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that fuller lip if that is what you feel you have always
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Demand for medical aesthetics has increased greatly

over the last few years and with DR JENNIFER
EILERTSEN joining the practice around a year ago we
have started offering ANTI-WRINKLE TREATMENTS
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The specialist Six Month Smile patient tray kits mean
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Low forces are involved meaning treatment is more
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Short overall treatment time means hygiene can be
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Less expensive than conventional orthodontic
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range of other Cosmetic Treatments. Over the
next six months, we will try and explain some of these
other treatments and how there may be something
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Penta Hotel
63 Academy Street, Inverness

As someone who thinks Mackies
Haggis & Cracked Black Pepper
crisps are the pinnacle of the eating
experience, Im probably not the
absolute best person to be doing
food reviews, but hey, needs must
December offers a cold damp
lunchtime and the mildly grim
Academy St is populated with
weather-hunched pedestrians and
headlights-on traffic - the light is
already fading and its not quite 2pm.
The Penta Hotel - formerly the
perhaps-too-clinical-for-its-own-good
Ramada Encore - sits solidy midway
up the street glancing longingly left
to the Ironworks and wistfully right
up towards the gaudy delights of
the Eastgate, seldom bothering to
look straight over at the utilitarian
Farraline Park.
The doors slide pleasingly open for
us - two sets no less to keep out
the cold and fumes and noise. And
suddenly were away - coloured
lights and wood and metal and
carpet and New York brickwork wash
over us and we forget we came in
01463 240 089
via Inverness. There are welcoming

smiles from behind the Duran Duran
video shoot, brushed steel and
purple floodlights, in-the-round bar
and a quick scan around reveals
plenty of quiet niches and nooks for
hiding away in.
We choose an unpopular table unloved as it is down the corridor
to the conveniences, brighter lit and
with windowed daylight - perfect
for our photographic needs but we
jealously eye dim tables and loungy
sofas areas. Again, needs must
My dining partner has flaxen black
hair, petal lips of delicate pink and
one too many fingers such a trove of
treasures is Inverness. The lunchtime
menu is a sassy, blunt version of the
fuller night-time proposal - but we can
only eat one meal each so why do we
need to choose from twenty? One
meal each will tell us - and perhaps
more importantly you - all we need to
know.
This menu is simple - soups,
sandwiches, burgers, pizzas. But
with a fun, confident approach - not
the slightly apologetic tone you find

some places. My general belief is
that most menus modestly hide
their best dishes away under the
plainest titles, dressing up their
weakest aspects in the glitz and
glam of fancy monickers. Those
not drawn onto the rocks by the
sirens of the highlight dishes are
oft rewarded with a dish of culinary
beauty skittishly protesting what,
this old thing? Why, I threw on the
first thing I could find. Or not, as
the case may be.
In this case, the sirens include
things like the Penta Heart Attack
Burger* and the Monte Cristo
Sandwich. We follow my rule and
order simple. To start, Sweet
Potato and Chilli Soup (of the day)
and BBQ Chicken Wings. There is
a lion on the lip of my soup bowl
providing an interesting diversion
for the otherwise reveal-little photo,
and the soup offers a little bite too the inevitable rich sweetness of the
yam finished with a nice kick of chilli
pepper. Unspectacularly nice.
The chicken provides more
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Aspendos
Mediterranean
Turkish Restaurant
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KIDS
At Aspendos, we are passionate about our

authentic Turkish food. We serve a wide range of
meat grills, skewers, fish dishes & vegetarian fare,
all made with fresh ingredients sourced locally.
MUSIC
Were now taking bookings for

call today!
Valentines Day
26 Queensgate, Inverness, IV1 1DJ
01463 711950
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It is rumoured that Address to a Haggis by Robert Burns was originally called Address
Address to a Tortilla
Tortilla
after a night in La Tortilla with Highland Mary in 1792.
La Tortilla won Gold Medal in the category Poets Favourite Haunts at the 2005 ERAs
entertainment - the lemon fingerwipes provided should have warned

us - knife and fork were tried, but this
is resolutely a finger dish, so only
once the plunge was taken could
the sticky pleasure be enjoyed. My
companion was rather wishing for
a shower after all that but seemed
content nonetheless.
Staff walk by and smile, a gilted gekko
smiles too from its perch on the
sill and we swap news and browse
the designer photo & art collage on
the walls. Thoughts turn to main
courses. Penta Veggieburger with
Hummus and French Fries and
Penta Cheeseburger with Bacon
and same. *Turns out the Heart
Attack burger is basically this but
twice, stacked. Ouch.
Youll have noticed by now the current
vogue for PR and marketing people to
start sentences without fail with the
word so - where it used to mean in
order that or amplify an adjective it
preceeded - this is something I detest.
There, I said it.
So, the Veggieburger is in fact
two big plump Quorn-type patties
(phew, beanburgers are such a
disappointment) with a modicum
of salad and dressing added. Great
chips (rather than stringy fries as
hinted) and a pretty decent coleslaw.
Didnt notice the hummus, but this
was such a big mouthful and a
satifying meal I have no complaint.
The Cheeseburger looked much the
same save for the single, thicker,
patty - chips and coleslaw again.
As this proved more than enough
nourishment for my accomplice,
one can only shudder at the meat
sweats that the aforementioned
Cardiac burger might induce. Takes
all sorts though.
The modest numbers as we came
in are swelled somewhat by now afternoon meet-ers and a few more
eaters. The staff are unhurried
but efficient - after a long-ish delay
before our starters, the whole thing
trucks along nicely, drinks offered
and taken, courses cleared and
replaced in good time.
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Desserts! We demand desserts! I

so wish I was that person. The sexy
Lemon and Lime Cheesecake was

sadly unavailable so subbed with a
straight Judes Ice Cream - what Jude
thought of that we didnt find out, but
no crying was heard anyway. What
was advertised as separate pots in
fact was presented quite nicely in
a wafer basket with three scoops vanilla, chocolate and honeycomb and a flourish of blackcurrant coulis
to interest the camera. Nice in an
unremarkable, ice-creamy way.
More concerted was the Dark
Chocolate Truffle Torte with Cream
- a modest slice of very intense,
slightly gooey pleasure with a
slightly salty bite to the topping.
Good. Cream was squirty (hmmm),
coulis was as above, strawberry
garnish was actually welcome
against the strong torte.
Out in the main swim of the place,
there is a plush pool table with wellstocked book-cases, a PS4 with
seats for two and a big screen, and
an arm-chair/sofa area. The menu
offers a slightly dubious peephole for gawping at other patrons
and the toilets attempt humour but
come over all sexist, eschewing the
gender monickers for football and
shopping. I hope that people are
true to their heart and that society
relieves itself along taste not gender
lines but I suspect they dont. The
disabled toilets are labelled space
- didnt know what to make of that!
But Penta Hotel has some LIFE
about it - yay - and is also a hotel that
obviously wants the local lunchtime
and evening footfall in addition to
guests. You could do worse than to
give them what they want. And tell
them we sent you.
Price for 2: 37.00 (exc. drinks)
ICA RATING
1: Exterior/Location ..........................7
2: Interior/Atmosphere .....................9
3: StaffAppearance ........................9
4: StaffHelpfulness .......................10
5: Speed Of Service .........................8
6: FoodPresentation.......................8
7: FoodQuality................................9
8: FoodValue..................................8
9: MenuRange/Balance/Clarity ......8
10: ToiletsAppearance/Cleanliness ...10
TOTAL: 86%
Ken Kelman: Multifarious...

Hands up if you got a multiformat gaming chair for
Christmas .. keep them up if
youve (honestly) used anything
other than the standard chair
format - you know with a seat
on legs or in the case of the
Gioteck RC5 Multi Format
Gaming Chair, which amused
me recently in a catalogue,
a spindle. I have to admit to
being hard pushed to imagine
the multiple formats a chair
can have. As I say, theres the
standard chair .. and I guess
you could remove the legs (or
spindle) and sit the seat directly
on the floor - so thats two
formats .. but now Im stuck. If
you got said chair I assume it
came with pictorial instructions
so youre excluded, but, for
everyone else heres a wee quiz
to keep you amused during this
difficult time between Christmas
and New Year - list all the

formats you think a multi-format
chair could have. Youll need a
pen and some paper to do that,
which brings me nicely to
At work we have multi-function
paper for the photocopier.
Lets see then .. it can be used
as photocopier paper - thats
practically a given .. also you
could put it in a computer
printer - but these days thats
pretty much the same thing.
You could take out individual
sheets and use them for writing
on (like for my wee quiz) .. and
in that role you could write with
pen, crayon, charcoal, pencil,
oil-based pigments and brush,
etc, etc - but really all thats
just writing on it .. and besides
these are not different functions
- theyre all just normal uses for
paper. Again Im stuck .. unless
making little aeroplanes is one

of its purposes .. and even then
thats only 2 - so its more dualpurpose paper than multi.
What worries me then is that
sciences so called multiverse theory - where theres
supposedly an infinite number
of universes co-existing, with
anything that can happen,
happening in at least one of
them i.e. somewhere out
there youre a successful pop
star and Im J.D. Salingers
cousin - is a load of bunkum
based on a scientists gross
mis-understanding of the prefix
multi and there is actually only
two universes which are to all
intents and purposes the same,
except in one of them we all sit
on the floor.
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